Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath

Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath (17 July 1931 – 16 December 2003) was a British Labour Party politician.

Early life The son of a Wath-upon-Dearne miner, Hardy was born on 17 July 1931 and educated at Wath Grammar School. He trained as a teacher at Westminster College, London, and gained a degree in Curricular Studies at Sheffield University before rising to be head of English at Mexborough County Secondary School. and was an active member of the House of Lords until shortly before his death.

Personal life and death In 1954, Hardy married Margaret Brookes, with whom he had two sons and adopted another two; they were predeceased by two of their sons.

Outside parliament, he served on the council of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the NSPCC.

Hardy died from cancer at Rotherham General Hospital on 16 December 2003, at the age of 72.