1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Oldham West Constituency – Biography of Hale

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Oldham West

CANDIDATE : Hale

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. Leslie Hale first entered Parliament at the 1945 election and had the reputation of being the fastest speaker in the House. Forty-eight years of age and a solicitor, he qualified nine months before he was old enough to be admitted. He began to practise in Leicestershire and was a county councillor for 20 years. In 1939 he enlisted in the Royal Artillery. He now practises in London.

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