Michael Foot was born in Plymouth on 23rd July 1913. His father was Isaac Foot who was a solicitor and founder of the Plymouth law firm, Foot and Bowden. Foot became the first Labour MP for Devonport? in 1945. He held the seat until his suprise defeat by [Dame Joan Vickers]?. It has been suggested that Foot's pacifist stance led many of the dockyard workers who made up a significant percentage of his constituency to abandon him.
Foot went on to lead the Labour Party; he was defeated in the 1983 election and subsequently replaced by Neil Kinnock.
He is a director of Plymouth Argyle F.C..
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