British Politics Facts and Figures

1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Leyton Constituency – Biography of Williams

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS


The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Leyton

CANDIDATE : Williams

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. P. J. Williams, who is 33, is a member of the staff of an insurance company. In 1939, as a member of the Territorial Army, he was commissioned almost immediately after the outbreak of the war. He saw service in the Far East and Africa, and then became a parachutist in the Special Forces organization, which coordinated with the resistance movements in occupied countries. He is a native of Hampstead.


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