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 : 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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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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