Arthur Hollins (politician)

Arthur Hollins CBE (19 September 1876[1] – 22 April 1962)[2] was an English trade unionist and Labour politician who was a Member of Parliament for Hanley in Staffordshire, England.[3]

Hollins was born in Burslem, Staffordshire,[4] the son of son of William and Caroline Hollins. He was educated at St. Paul's Church School and the Wedgwood Institute in Burslem, one of The Potteries that formed the city of Stoke-on-Trent. He was general-secretary of the National Society of Pottery Workers from 1928–47.[3]

He was elected as an MP at a by-election in 1928, lost his seat at the 1931 general election, won it back in 1935, and stood down in 1945. Hollins was a local councillor and was Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent for 1933–34, was awarded CBE in 1949, and became a Freeman of the City of Stoke-on-Trent in 1960. He died in 1962.[5]

References
  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
  3. "Alderman Arthur Hollins". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 24 April 1962. p. 13.
  4. 1911 England Census
  5. Hughes, Fred. "People who made the Potteries - The Labour Party". Stoke on Trent local history. thepotteries.org. Retrieved 21 April 2014. Includes information about Hollins and photograph in his Lord Mayoral regalia
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Samuel Clowes		 Member of Parliament for Hanley
1928 – 1931		 Succeeded by
Harold Hales
Preceded by
Harold Hales		 Member of Parliament for Hanley
1935 – 1945		 Succeeded by
Barnett Stross
Trade union offices
Preceded by
Samuel Clowes		 General Secretary of the National Society of Pottery Workers
1928–1947		 Succeeded by
Harold Hewitt
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