Thomas Sexton (English politician)

Thomas Miles Sexton (1879 – 11 July 1946)[1] was a Labour Party politician in England.

For other people named Thomas Sexton, see Thomas Sexton (disambiguation).

Sexton was educated at Bede College in Durham, before becoming a teacher. From 1909, he was the headteacher at Stanhope County School. He joined the Labour Party, and was elected at the 1935 general election as Member of Parliament for Barnard Castle. He held the seat until he stood down at the 1945 election, and he died the following year.[2][3] He died the following year, aged 67.

References
  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  2. Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 323. ISBN 0855273259.
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 338. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Cuthbert Headlam		 Member of Parliament for Barnard Castle
1935 – 1945		 Succeeded by
Sydney Lavers


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