Please answer the following question: Facts: - successor: richard stokes john edwards ian mikardo - party: labour - death date: 6 december 1964 - primeminister: clement attlee clement attlee - office: minister health member of parliament for poplar bow and bromley -lrb- of 1940 -- 1950 -rrb- works parliamentary secretary to the ministry of - predecessor: george tomlinson hamilton kerr george lansbury - term end: 28 february 1950 12 february 1947 15 october 1964 - term start: 10 february 1947 4 august 1945 12 june 1940 - birth date: 8 august 1883 - name: charles key Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of charles key .
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charles william key , pc -lrb- 8 august 1883 -- 6 december 1964 -rrb- was a british schoolmaster and politician .coming from a very working-class background , the generosity of a family friend made it possible for him to get a start in life and train as a teacher ; he entered politics through poplar borough council , and was elected to parliament to replace george lansbury .serving in junior posts during the attlee government , he remained in parliament until the age of 81 .