In 1945 , sixteen years before he succeeded his elder brother , he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in his own right as Baron Pakenham , of Cowley in the City of Oxford .
He was a prominent Labour politician and social activist .
In 1945 , sixteen years before politician succeeded politician 's elder brother , he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in his own right as Baron Pakenham , of Cowley in the City of Oxford .
He was a prominent Labour politician and social activist .