Joseph Bede Symonds OBE
(1900-1985)
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Mayor of Jarrow (1945-1946), and Member of Parliament (1959-1970)
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Joseph Symonds OBE. An organiser of the Jarrow Crusade which set off for London from this spot in 1936. Awarded an OBE for his dedicated work to improved heath and housing locally and nationally for all. Mayor of Jarrow 1945. MP for Whitehaven 1959 - 1970.
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