Santo Wayburn Jeger (20 May 1898 – 24 September 1953)[1] was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 until his death.
Born in London, Jeger attended University College, Cardiff and the London and St Mary's Hospitals. As a doctor, Jeger was a founder of the Socialist Medical Association. He served as a councillor on Shoreditch Borough Council from 1925 and was Mayor of the Borough 1929–1930 and the Chairman of the Borough's public health 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 London County Council in 1931, serving until 1946. He was active in providing medical aid to the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.[2]
^ abThe Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
^ abCraig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 45. ISBN0-900178-06-X.