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 : Leicester South East

CANDIDATE : Newport

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. C. A. Newport, aged 51, is a Leicester accountant and a Baptist local preacher. He is president of the Leicester Liberal Party and vice-president of the East Midlands Liberal Federation. He was a Liberal representative on the Leicester City Council from 1931 to 1933.

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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 : Liverpool Exchange

CANDIDATE : Reynolds

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Sir John Reynolds is a well-known figure in the civic, business, and social service circles of Liverpool. Now in his 51st year, he is senior partner in one of the oldest cotton broking firms of the city, and also a director of a bank. He formerly sat on the city council, and fought Bolton in 1945. He holds a number of public offices and is a prominent layman of the Roman Catholic Church. He is a member of the University Council.

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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 : Liverpool Walton

CANDIDATE : Heywood

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. E. Heywood, aged 46, is a schoolmaster and linguist, speaking four languages. He has travelled in many parts of the world and between 1931 and 1948 was in the service of the Egyptian Government.

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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 : Manchester Cheetham

CANDIDATE : Quas-Cohen

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. K. A. Quas-Cohen is 37, and was educated at Clifton and Manchester University, where before the war he was chairman of the Conservative Undergraduates’ Association. In 1940 he transferred from the Territorial Army to the Commandos. Captured in France, he made three attempts before he succeeded in escaping to the United States forces. He qualified as a cost accountant during captivity, and is now a Manchester manufacturer.

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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 : Manchester Withington

CANDIDATE : Wright

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. L. T. Wright, cotton trade union official and president of the Amalgamated Weavers’ Association, is 46, and was a member of Ashton-under-Lyne Borough Council for 12 years. He has visited the Continent with various missions and went to the United States in 1947 with the party which investigated time study methods of trade unions and employers in industry there. He was a member of the Royal Commission on the cotton industry.

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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 : Mitcham

CANDIDATE : Carr

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. L. R. Carr, who is 33, went to Cambridge. He is a director of research and development for a London firm of aluminium castings and metal plastics makers. He is a member of the executive and mechanical committees of the Light Metal Appliances Association, and of the Buildings Applications Committee of the Aluminium Development Association. He is a former chairman of the Barnet Young Conservatives.

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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 : Newcastle upon Tyne West

CANDIDATE : Popplewell

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. E. Popplewell (50) was Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in the last Government. He captured West Newcastle from the Conserva-tiyes at the 1945 election with a majority of 8,131 in a straight fight. He was a signalman in the railway service and for 18 years was associated with local government. During the war he served with the Royal Marine Artillery and won the Belgian Croix de Guerre.

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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 : Nottingham East

CANDIDATE : Fletcher

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. E. A. B. Fletcher, born in 1911, contested Macclesfield unsuccessfully in 1945. At present an export manager in the textile industry and commanding a Leicestershire Territorial regiment, he served during the late war with the Royal Horse Artillery in the Middle East, Italy and Austria. He has been chairman of the National League of Young Liberals and president of the Lancashire and Cheshire Young Liberals.

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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 : Oldham West

CANDIDATE : Middleton

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. J. T. Middleton is 62 years of age and a native of Oldham. He has been a solicitor since 1914, and was educated at Oldham Grammar School, of which he is now deputy chairman. He has twice unsuccessfully contested Oldham, and was a member of the town council during the war.

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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 : Poole

CANDIDATE : Ridgway

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. W. Ridgway has served on the executive committee of the Home Counties Liberal Association. Aged 48, he is a chartered surveyor and valuer, and during the war he supervised war damage repairs in London and trained A.T.C. cadets for air crew duties.

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