Background
Stott was born in Rochdale, the first child of Richard and Edith Stott.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Stott was born in Rochdale, the first child of Richard and Edith Stott.
Rochdale Technical College.
He is of Scottish descent. He went to school in Rochdale and when he was 15 he joined the Merchant Navy. He then worked as an engineer for the Post Office and became local councillor for the Labour Party in Rochdale, he was the Chair of the Housing Committee.
When Roger wasn"t working he loved to play sport, he was a great Rugby League fan and went to watch it whenever he had the chance.
He was also a great fan of cricket. Stott represented the North West Region on the National Committee of the Labour Party Young Socialists in 1969, following Peter Kent.
He contested Cheadle in 1970, coming third. He was sponsored by the Post Office Engineering Union (POEU).
He held that seat at three subsequent general elections before the constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election.
He was then elected Member of Parliament for the Wigan constituency in Greater Manchester, and held that seat at the next three general elections. His death in office in 1999 made him the fourth Wigan Member of Parliament in the twentieth century to die in office (the others being John Parkinson, Ronald Williams and William Foster). Stott was a longtime joint chairman of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding, and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to James Callaghan during his administration.
He later served as a junior opposition spokesman.
Roger Stott died of liver cancer on Monday 9 August 1999, two days after his 56th birthday. He had been ill for some time.
After his death many people wrote tributes including Ian McCartney and Jack Cunningham to him and the work he had done while he was Member of Parliament.
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Stott was first elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Westhoughton at a by-election in 1973, following the death of the sitting Labour Member of Parliament Tom Price.
Spouse Gillian Pye, 1985. Children: two son (from previous marriage).