British Politics Facts and Figures

1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Wells Constituency – Biography of Archibald

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS


The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Wells

CANDIDATE : Archibald

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Lady Archibald contested Bath in 1945. After securing an honours degree in history and economics at Cambridge, she became a trade boaid inspector in sweated industries, and has since travelled in Europe and America and has undertaken research work at Harvard and in Oxford. She founded a child guidance clinic in North-West London. In 1946 she was elected to the London County Council, and among other appointments is chairman of its Children Committee.


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