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 : Barrow-in-Furness

CANDIDATE : Sugden

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Sir Wilfrid H. Sugden has had a long experience of Parliamentary life, having first represented Royton, 1918-23. Later he sat for The Hartlepools, 1924-29, and W. Leyton, 1931-35. Aged 61, he was educated at Waterloo School and London University, and was called to the Bar in 1928. He later became a constructional engineer, and devoted much time to social and public work in Lancashire.

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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 : Bexley

CANDIDATE : Hart

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Miss M. E. Hart, a City bank clerk, was born in 1916. She claims direct descent from Sir Humphrey Davy and has travelled extensively.

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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 : Birmingham Hall Green

CANDIDATE : Jones

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. Aubrey Jones, with few early material advantages, gained scholarships which took him to the London School of Economics, where, at the age of 22, he was at the top of the first-class honours list Taking up journalism as a career he was a foreign correspondent until his work was interrupted by war service. In 1948 he became political officer to Sir Andrew Duncan at the British Iron and Steel Federation.

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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 : Birmingham Perry Barr

CANDIDATE : Boyle

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Sir Edward Boyle, who is 26 years of age, was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford and was President of the Oxford Union. He comes of a family with a notable record in public and political work. His father, an authority on foreign affairs, was British High Commissioner for Serbia from 1914 to 1918.

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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 : Blackburn East

CANDIDATE : Hague

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. H. Hague is a native of Blackpool and was born in 1922- Before the war he worked «i the Blackpool Education Department and in */°cal bank, joining the Army in 1941. He was discharged in March, 1944, after injury to a if8 during an assault course. After the war “e secured a LL.B. degree at London Univer-elty, and is a barrister on the Northern Circuit. ?’ is chairman of Blackpool South Liberal l^°5,iation and president of the Lancashire *nQ Cheshire Young Liberals Federation.

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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 : Bootle

CANDIDATE : Kinley

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. J. Kinley represented Bootle, 1929-31 and since 1945. He is a hairdresser, and served J°r many years on Bootle ^Jil, of which he is an alderman. For many years was a member of «f I.L.P. He is self-B-ed’ writes Gregg’s Pitman’s shorthand, and has taught himself French, German, and Spanish.

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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 : Bradford North

CANDIDATE : Taylor

PARTY : C. & Nat. L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. W. J. Taylor was born in 1902 and educated at Barnsley and Sheffield University. He ls a civil engineering contractor and a fellow and member of the coun-cil of the Institute of Builders. A member of Barnsley Borough Council, 1933-45, he is closely associated with the Territorial and Air Training Corps movements, he is a member of the Air Ministry’s advisory 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 : Brighton Pavilion

CANDIDATE : Knowles

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. L. Knowles, aged 48, has been a London journalist for many years. He is chairman of the Labour group on Brighton Town Council of which he became a member in 1944, and is vice-president of the Sussex Federation of Trade Councils.

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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 : Bristol South East

CANDIDATE : Goudge

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. F. J. Goudge, born in 1889 and 20 years a resident in Bristol, has been a footman and a butler and is a steward. He is a former Methodist local preacher, and served in the 1914-18 war with The Royal West Kent 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 : Cambridge

CANDIDATE : Symonds

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. A. L. Symonds, who became first Labour member for Cambridge in 1945 at the age of 34, was formerly a school teacher. By scholarships from an elementary school he went to Perse School and Jesus College, Cambridge. He gained an open scholarship in classics, and graduated with honours in Classics and English. He was chairman of the University Labour Club, and a half-Blue for lacrosse. He saw a good deal of service in the war, and was twice mentioned in dispatches.

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