George Sherwood (British politician)
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George Henry Sherwood (1878 – 10 October 1935)[1] was a British Labour Party politician.
The son of a miner, Sherwood became a railway employee, and was Mayor of Wakefield.[2]
He was elected at the 1923 general election as the Member of Parliament for Wakefield, but defeated in 1924. He regained the seat in 1929, but was defeated again in 1931.[3]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
- ^ "Obituary". The Times. London, England. 14 October 1935. p. 20. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 261. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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