Alfred Roberts

About

Mayor of Garantham whose daughter Margaret would become the British Prime Minister. He was also a lay preacher, grocer, and alderman.

Before Fame

His bad eyesight precluded him from joining the family trade, shoemaking and also kept him out of the Great War.

Trivia

During the Second World War he was Chief Welfare Officer, directing civil defence.

Family Life

He was married twice and had two children

Associated With

His daughter Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister in 1979