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 : Bristol West

CANDIDATE : Stanley

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. Oliver Stanley 1 was first elected to Parliament for Westmorland in 1924 and held the seat until 1945, when he was returned for Bristol West. His first Ministerial office was that of Under- j Secretary to the Home Office, 1931-33, and he was successively Minister I of Transport, Labour, i Education, and President ‘ of the Board of Trade. In 1940 he was for a time Secretary of State for War, and from 1942 to 1945 Colonial Secretary. He was born in 1896, son of the 17th Earl of Derby, and went to Eton and Oxford. After service in the first war he was called to the Bar, 1919, Northern Circuit, but gave up practice to become a stockbroker.

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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 : Carlisle

CANDIDATE : Iredell

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. G. W. Iredell contested the seat in 1945. Aged 33, he is the son of a Keswick bank manager. He was educated at St. Bees and Cambridge. A solicitor, he is a lecturer at the Law Society’s College, London.

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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 : Coventry North

CANDIDATE : Burns

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. J. Burns, a company director and builder and estate developer, is a technical adviser to the Ministry of Works in London.

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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 : Croydon West

CANDIDATE : Jarvie

PARTY : Comm.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. R. Jarvie, born in Scotland 32 years ago, is an electrical engineer. He served with the Royal Corps of Signals in Africa and Italy.

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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 : Derby South

CANDIDATE : Irving

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. L. Irving, a native of Derby, is 33. After education at Derby School and Clifton College, he entered journalism, but later studied law and qualified as a solicitor. He Practises in Derby.

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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 : Ealing South

CANDIDATE : Neary

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. J. Neary is a graduate of London University and lecturer in economics at Regent Street Polytechnic. He is also a lecturer for the Fabian Society and the W.E.A.

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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 : Enfield East

CANDIDATE : Davies

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. Ernest Davies is a journalist and won Enfield from the Conservatives in 1945 with a majority of 11,690. Forty-five years of age, he is a son of Alderman A. Emil Davies, of the L.C.C. He was educated at Wycliffe College, Gloucester, and in 1922 went to the United States of America to obtain newspaper work. He returned to Britain in 1924. During the last Parliament he was Parliamentary private secretary to Mr. McNeil, th? Minister of State. He took a prominent part in debates on road and rail transport.

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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 : Gateshead East

CANDIDATE : Clift

PARTY : C. & Nat. L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. D. Clift was born in 1916, both his parents being school teachers. After leaving Oxford he practised as a solicitor. He was chairman of the Lancaster Division of Young Conservatives, and is keenly interested in the scout movement.

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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 : Halifax

CANDIDATE : Pickles

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. A. Pickles is the elder brother of Wilfred Pickles, the broadcaster. Born in 1901 he was articled to a local architect, and for the past 20 years has been in practice on his own account. As chairman of the Halifax housing committee he opened last summer its one-thousandth post-war house. During the war he became chairman of the civil defence 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 : Hastings

CANDIDATE : Cohen

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. L. Cohen, a native of Hastings, was born in 1897, and is managing director of a building society in Brighton. He was elected to the town council in 1930. He is a former chairman of the Brighton and Hove I.L.P. and the Brighton and Hove Fabian Society. He farms at Hangleton, Sussex.

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