Barbara Castle of Germany in 1990, for services to European democracy. In September 2008 Northern Rail, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and PTEG (Passenger transport executive Group) named a train after her. The plaque was unveiled by Barbara's niece, Sonya Hinton, and Ruth Kelly MP (then Secretary of State for Transport). A commemorative brochure of the event was produced by PTEG. Notes Footnotes Bibliography Barbara Castle Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, PC, GCOT ("née" Betts; 6 October 1910 – 3 May 2002) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945 to 1979,
Jim Blackburn (politician) Jim Blackburn (politician) Theodore "Jim" Blackburn (born 2 July 1943) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 42 since January 5, 2015. Blackburn challenged incumbent Republican Representative Pete Illoway in the Republican primary and lost, 58% to 42%. After incumbent Republican Representative Lynn Hutchings retired to run for the Wyoming Senate, Blackburn announced his candidacy. He defeated Tom Jones in the Republican primary with 55% of the vote. Blackburn defeated Democrat Gary Datus in the general election, 66% to 34%. Blackburn ran unopposed for the Republican nomination, and defeated Democrat Juliet