Santo Wayburn Jeger (20 May 1898 – 24 September 1953) was a British Labour Party politician who served as a

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(MP) from 1945 until his death. Born in London, Jeger was educated at

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and the London and St Mary's Hospitals. A doctor by profession, Jeger was a founder of the

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. He served as a councillor on Shoreditch Borough Council from 1925 and was

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of the Borough 1929–1930 and the Chairman of the Borough's

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committee for six years, establishing a number of clinics and public health schemes. He represented Shoreditch on the Metropolitan Boroughs Standing Joint Committee. Jeger was elected to the

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in 1931, serving until 1946. He was active in providing

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to the Republicans in the

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. Jeger stood for Parliament without success in 1935 general election in St Pancras South East but won the seat at the 1945 general election. He was elected in the two subsequent elections in 1950 and 1951 for the new seat of Holborn and St Pancras South. He died in 1953 aged 55 and was succeeded as

in the ensuing

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by his widow,

Lena Jeger Lena May Jeger, Baroness Jeger (''née'' Chivers; 19 November 1915 – 26 February 2007) was a British Labour MP during two periods. She followed her husband as Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras South, holding the seat from 1 ...

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* 1898 births 1953 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of Shoreditch Metropolitan Borough Council Members of London County Council Alumni of Cardiff University Alumni of the London Hospital Medical College UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 Jewish British politicians Spouses of life peers {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub