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| Groundbreaking peer dies aged 48 | Groundbreaking peer dies aged 48 |
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| Baroness Nicky Chapman, the first person with a congenital disability to be appointed to the House of Lords, has died aged 48. | Baroness Nicky Chapman, the first person with a congenital disability to be appointed to the House of Lords, has died aged 48. |
| Born in Leeds with brittle bone disease she was elected to the House of Lords under the People's Peer scheme in 2004. | Born in Leeds with brittle bone disease she was elected to the House of Lords under the People's Peer scheme in 2004. |
| Well known for her campaigning, wit and determination, Baroness Chapman was also chair of the Leeds United Disabled Supporters Organisation (Ludo). | |
| She received an honorary doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University in 2005. | She received an honorary doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University in 2005. |
| Baroness Chapman died in Leeds General Infirmary on Thursday evening, her friend Diane Forth said. | |
| Ms Forth, secretary of Ludo, called her "irreplaceable". | |
| Ms Forth said: "She was a very special lady - very determined. Nothing was too much trouble for Nicky. She'd do anything for anybody. | |
| "I lost my husband in November and she supported me through it. She was my best friend." |