George Walker (MP for Rossendale)
George Henry Walker (1874 – 24 January 1954)[1] was a British Labour Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Rossendale from 1945 to 1950.
Walker unsuccessfully contested Blackburn at the 1935 general election.[2] He was elected at the 1945 general election as MP for Rossendale,[3] at the age of 70, becoming one of only a handful of first-time MPs in their seventies. There is some possibility that he was the oldest ever first-time MP elected at a general election, but there is some uncertainty about his exact date of birth and that of a few other elderly MPs.
Walker did not stand again at the 1950 general election, when the Rossendale seat was held for Labour by Anthony Greenwood.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 92. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Craig, op. cit, page 228
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Walker
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| Preceded by Ronald Cross |
Member of Parliament for Rossendale 1945 – 1950 |
Succeeded by Tony Greenwood |
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