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Ray Hassall

1943 – 2017

Politician in Birmingham, England

Politician Council member
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About Ray Hassall

Lived 1943 – 2017 (aged 73–74). Ray Hassall was a British politician and council member.

Raymond Geoffrey Hassall (1943 – 12 March 2017), known as Ray, was a British politician

Hassall served in local government in Birmingham, England representing Perry Barr ward for the Liberal Democrats party, and being Birmingham City Council's cabinet member for leisure, sport and culture from 2006 to 2009, and as Lord Mayor of the city in the year May 2015 to May 2016.

Early life Hassall was born at Hallam Hospital in West Bromwich in 1943, before his family moved to nearby Great Barr. In 1957, they moved to Canada. He returned three years later and joined the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals, from which he was demobbed in 1966. He was also a trustee of Birmingham Civic Society until 2016, serving as its President during his term of office as Lord Mayor of Birmingham.

Notably, Hassall served as Lord Mayor of the city of Birmingham in the year May 2015 to May 2016. A separate civic memorial service was held at Birmingham Cathedral on 15 May.

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Important facts

Born
1943, West Bromwich
Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Lord Mayor of Birmingham
Employers
General Post Office, BT Group
Also known as
Raymond Hassall, Raymond Geoffrey Hassall

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ray Hassall's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ray Hassall?

politician in Birmingham, England (1943-2017)

When was Ray Hassall born?

Ray Hassall was born in 1943 in West Bromwich.

When did Ray Hassall die?

Ray Hassall died on 12 March 2017 in Erdington.

What was Ray Hassall's occupation?

Ray Hassall was a politician and council member.

What nationality was Ray Hassall?

Ray Hassall was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ray Hassall

· Wikidata: Q24567451

· DBpedia: Ray Hassall

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