Tag: 1950 General Election

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 : Gosport and Fareham

CANDIDATE : Bennett

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. R. F. B. Bennett was born in 1911 and was educated at Winchester and Oxford and St. George’s Hospital, London. He served in the war as surgeon lieutenant – commander, and was twice torpedoed, and later became a doctor in the Fleet Air Arm and served in Tanganyika and Ceylon. A well-known yachtsman, he was for two seasons helmsman of Shamrock V, and in 1949 he was a member of the British team which competed for the British-America Cup.

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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 : Harrow West

CANDIDATE : Bower

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. Norman Bower, aged 42, has been in Parliament since 1941. Educated at Rugby and Wadham College, Oxford, he is a barrister of the Inner Temple. During the war he served as a private in the Intelligence Corps and later, on transfer to reserve, was appointed to the Foreign Office. He served on the Westminster City Council for many years.

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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 : Hendon North

CANDIDATE : Pollitt

PARTY : Comm.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mrs. M. Pollitt, wife of Mr. H. Pollitt, who contested E. Rhondda in this election, won scholarships as a girl and became an L.C.C. teacher. During the General Strike she published the Party’s strike paper, and on being arrested and fined her teaching certificate was withdrawn. Since then she has been actively associated with political and social work, notably in Hendon where she lives.

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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 : Hove

CANDIDATE : Rea

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. F. R. Rea comes of a family with a long Liberal tradition; both his father, the first Lord Rea of Eskdale, and his grandfather, Mr. Russell Rea, sat in Parliament for many years. Mr. Rea, aged 42, has been a Socialist for 15 years, and is chairman of the Labour Party in Battle, where he keeps an hotel. During the war he served five years in the Intelligence Corps.

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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 : Keighley

CANDIDATE : Hargreaves

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Brig. K, Hargreaves, aged 46, is managing director of a firm of coal merchants. He is a member of the council of the Leeds Incorporated Chamber of Commerce, the West Riding Territorial Army Association, and honorary treasurer of the Yorkshire Area of Conservative Association. Educated at Haileybury he commanded the 96th H.A.A., R.A., in 1939, and in 1942 was commander of the 3rd Indian A.A. Regt.

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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 : Kingston upon Thames

CANDIDATE : Maskrey

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. D. G. Maskrey, a native of Kingston, is 30 years old and a bachelor. He is an engineer’s draughtsman employed by an aeronautical firm. He joined the East Surrey territorials at the outbreak of war and was in France and Belgium until Dunkirk. Later he served in North Africa with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and was wounded in 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 : Leeds South

CANDIDATE : Meeks

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. E. Meeks has been head master of a Leeds school since 1931 and takes a keen interest in sport. He is chairman of the Hunslet Cricket, Football, and Athletic Club, and has twice been president of the South Leeds Schools Athletic Association. For many years ne was chairman of the South Leeds Liberal Association.

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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 : 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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