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 : Birkenhead

CANDIDATE : Trevor-Cox

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. H. B. Trevor-Cox became M.P. for Stalybridge and Hyde at a by-election in 1937, but lost the seat in 1945. Ha has been Parliamentary private secretary to three Ministers. A major in the Welsh Guards, he served in France and was on the General Staff from 1940-44. He was born in 1908, educated at Eton and in America, and is a farmer and company director.

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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 Handsworth

CANDIDATE : Bence

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. C. R. Bence, the son of a farmer, was born 47 years ago near Bristol, and received an elementary school education. For many years he lectured on financial and economic problems. Twelve years ago he moved to Birmingham, where he has continued his party activities. He is a tool maker by trade, and during the war was chairman of the joint production committee in his factory.

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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 Small Heath

CANDIDATE : Smith

PARTY : L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. F. G. Smith, aged 26, is accountant and assistant secretary of a well-known firm of electro-plate manufacturers. He served in R.E.M.E. in the last war, working with the Army Operational Research Group on infrared equipment. He is West Midlands Area secretary of the National Federation of Old Age Pensioners’ Associations.

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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 : Blackpool North

CANDIDATE : Low

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. A. R. W. Low represented North Blackpool in the last Parliament. He is 35 years of age and was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar in 1939. During the war he saw service in Greece, Crete, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Italy and Austria and finished his service with the rank of brigadier. He is a member of the board of a banking company, following his father and grandfather into the firm.

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