Category: British Politics Facts and Figures

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Chippenham

CANDIDATE : Collins

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. W. G. Collins is a director of 15 building companies and companies concerned with the export trade to south-east Europe. He was chairman of the technical committee responsible for the aluminium prefabricated house, and has been associated with the Ministry of Aircraft Production and the Ministry of Works. He was born in 1906.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Worcestershire South

CANDIDATE : De la Bere

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. R. De la Bere has been member for Evesham (which forms the major part of this new constituency) since 1935. He is a managing director of Hay’s Wharf, Limited, and other companies, and an alderman and past sheriff of the City of London. His sharp ejaculations criticizing Ministerial replies to questions have long been a feature of question hour in the House of Commons.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Scarborough and Whitby

CANDIDATE : Taylor

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. P. Taylor, who was born near Leeds in 1917, took his B.Sc. degree with first-class honours at Leeds University in 1938, and has since been employed as an industrial chemist by a Leeds firm. He was treasurer of Leeds University Socialist Society, and is an active member of the Association of Scientific Workers. From 1945 to 1949 he was a member of Pudsey Borough Council, and has been president of the divisional Labour Party organization.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Goole

CANDIDATE : Farey-Jones

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. F. W. Farey-Jones is a company director, air line operator, aircraft manufacturer, aviation consultant, and insurance b oker. He was responsible for fitting Wellington bombers with anti-magnetic mine devices. A Freeman of the City of London, he was born in 1904 and educated at Carmarthen and abroad. For 20 years he has studied politics in European capitals.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Shipley

CANDIDATE : Lupton

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. W. A. Lupton, aged 37, is an accountant, and is a member of a well-known local Liberal family. During his nine years’ service in the Army he acted as confidential private secretary to Lord Wavell.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Cardiff South East

CANDIDATE : Hayward

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Dr. J. J. Hayward is 34, and a medical practitioner at Whitchurch, Cardiff. He fought Abertillery in 1945. He was educated at Swansea Grammar School, Cardiff High School, University College, Cardiff, and the Welsh National School of Medicine. He was chairman of Cardiff University College Conservative Association, 1936-39, and chairman of the Conservative Political Education Committee for Wales and Monmouth, 1946-49. During the war he was a surgeon-commander with the Royal Navy.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Rhondda West

CANDIDATE : Davies

PARTY : Welsh Nat.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. J. K. Davies was born in 1902, and obtained his B.A. degree at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Since 1926 he has taught in Rhondda schools. He is a playwright, and two of his plays won premier honours at the national Eisteddfod. He is a member of the National Eisteddfod Drama Committee.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Conway

CANDIDATE : Price-White

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Lt.-Col. D. A. Price-White was born in 1906, and was at the University College of North Wales. He was admitted a solicitor in 1932 and started in practice in Bangor. He served with the Army during the war and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was a member of Caernarvonshire County Council, but resigned in 1941. He won Caernarvon Boroughs from the Liberals in 1945.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Wrexham

CANDIDATE : Bowen

PARTY : Welsh Nat.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. G. Bowen, aged 33, is a master at Ruabon Grammar School who gained his M.A., with honours in mathematics and economics, at the North Wales University College, Bangor. .At the age of 28 he won the chair at the Royal National Eisteddfod at Mountain Ash.

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CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Gower

CANDIDATE : Harding

PARTY : Nat. L. & C.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. R. Harding, born in 1901, was educated at Cambridge, qualified as a solicitor, was called to the Bar in 1928 and practised on the Wales and Chester circuit. He is Chancellor of the Diocese of St. David’s, and a member of the govening body of the Church in Wales. A keen Rugby footballer, he has captained Cambridge University, the Barbarians, and Wales, and was Welsh sprint champion in 1922 and 1926. He unsuccessfully contested East Swansea in 1945.

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