1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Cleveland Constituency – Biography of Willey

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Cleveland

CANDIDATE : Willey

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. O. G. Willey, M.P. for Cleveland since 1945, had previously engaged unsuccessfully in five election contests, two at Skipton and three in Birmingham, where he was once defeated by the late Sir A. Chamberlain by only 43 votes. Born in London 64 years ago, he has been a lecturer in history and social economics during the greater part of his life, and his first association with this district was as deputy commissioner for defence for the North-East Region.

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