British Politics Facts and Figures

1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Camberwell Peckham Constituency – Biography of Corbet

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS


The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Camberwell Peckham

CANDIDATE : Corbet

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mrs. F. Corbett gained this seat in 1945. Born in 1900 and educated at University College, London, she became a teacher, lecturer, and barrister. She served for many years on the London County Council, and was chief whip of the party there. She was a member of the United Kingdom delegation to the United Nations in Paris in 1948.


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