1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Barrow-in-Furness Constituency – Biography of Monslow

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Barrow-in-Furness

CANDIDATE : Monslow

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. W. Monslow is national organizing secretary of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen. Born in 1895 and educated at an elementary school, he worked on the Great Western Railway as cleaner, fireman and driver from 1911-33. He has held all local and district offices of his union and was 10 years on the executive before being elected organizing secretary, 1939. He served on Parliamentary delegation to Greece, 1946; and led the T.U.C. delegation to Russia, 1937. He was first elected M.P. for Barrow in Furnessin 1945.

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