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Frederick Frank Jarvis
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(8 September 1924 – 15 June 2020) was a British
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leader. He was
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of the National Union of Students (NUS) from 1952 to 1954 and
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of the
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(NUT) from 1975 to 1989. Jarvis served as
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in 1987, the first
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graduate to hold that position.


Early life and education

Jarvis was born in
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, at that time in
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but now part of the
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, into a
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family. He retained his
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accent as an adult. As a child, he attended Plaistow Secondary School in what was then the
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in Essex. His father worked in a flour mill. His mother believed in the importance of education for her sons. At the start of
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, the family moved to
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where he attended Wallasey Grammar School and joined the Progressive Youth Movement. Later in the war, he joined the Army, taking part in the
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. In 1947, he attended
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for a Diploma in Social Sciences, and went on to obtain a
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in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at
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. He married Anne Colegrove, herself a vice-president of the NUS, in 1954.


Political activity

In
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, Jarvis fought the safely-
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seat of
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on behalf of the Labour Party, and lost to the incumbent,
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, by 15,705 votes.


Personal life

Jarvis was married to the former Anne Colegrove from 1954 to her death in 2007. They had two children. Jarvis was a lifelong supporter of West Ham United Football Club. A keen photographer, Jarvis had an exhibition of his work at the TUC Centre in 2010 in aid of the North London Hospice. In 2014 he published his autobiography ''You Never Know Your Luck''. Jarvis was appointed
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(CBE) in the
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. Jarvis died on 15 June 2020 at the age of 95.


Fred and Anne Jarvis Award

Named after Jarvis and his late wife, the Fred and Anne Jarvis Award was established in 2007 and presented annually by the NUT. Originally for individuals outside the NUT who have campaigned tirelessly for children and young people, in 2017 the award was given to a NUT member. From 2019 the award has been presented by the
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, which has succeeded the NUT. Winners include writers
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, Melissa Benn, Alan Gibbons, Fiona Millar and Onjali Q. Raúf MBE, former child prodigy Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, England international
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MBE, former
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and
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laureate
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.


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'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarvis, Fred 1924 births 2020 deaths Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford Alumni of the University of Liverpool British Army personnel of World War II Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Comprehensive education General secretaries of the National Union of Teachers Labour Party (UK) people Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress People from West Ham People from Wallasey Place of death missing Presidents of the National Union of Students (United Kingdom) Presidents of the Trades Union Congress British Army soldiers