Researching Richard Crossman
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The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Crossman on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard Crossman and the Crossman Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1465 people with the Crossman surname in the UK? Crossman is now ranked number 2713 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Richard Crossman
Richard Crossman
Richard Howard Stafford Crossman (15 December 1907 – 5 April 1974), sometimes known as Dick Crossman, was a British Labour Party politician. A university classics lecturer by profession, he was elected a Member of Parliament in 1945 and became a significant figure among the party's advocates of Zionism. He was a Bevanite on the left of the party, and a long-serving member of Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) from 1952.
Crossman was a Cabinet minister in Harold Wilson's governments of 1964–1970, first for Housing, then as Leader of the House of Commons, and then for Social Services. In the early 1970s Crossman was editor of the New Statesman. He is remembered for his highly revealing three-volume Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, published posthumously.
Source: Richard Crossman, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Crossman
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