Albert Reginald Stamp (7 July 1891 – 6 November 1974) was a British politician who served as the chair of London County Council.
Born on Lavender Hill in Battersea, Stamp's father died while he was a child, and the family endured severe poverty. He worked in a wide variety of jobs before joining the staff of The Gentlewoman newspaper. He worked in its publishing, advertising and editorial departments, before moving into engineering.[1]
During the First World War he was a conscientious objector, an absolutist, and imprisoned from June 1917 to October 1918.[2]
On the LCC, Stamp sat on most committees at some time, but he made his greatest impact as chair of the Town Planning Committee; during this period, the council signed many town expansion agreements.[1][5] In 1963, he was elected as chair of the LCC, but after a few months, leader of the opposition Percy Rugg was passed potentially incriminating letters dating from Stamp's time on the Town Planning Committee. Stamp denied that the letters showed any improper behaviour, but he resigned from the council and retired from politics.[6] The Director of Public Prosecutions conducted an investigation, and concluded that Stamp was innocent of any criminal activity.[7]
