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1920 Dartford By-election
The 1920 Dartford (UK Parliament constituency), Dartford by-election was held on 27 March 1920. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, James Rowlands (politician), James Rowlands. It was won by the Labour Party (UK), Labour candidate John Edmund Mills. References 1920 in England Borough of Dartford 1920 elections in the United Kingdom By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies 1920s in Kent {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edmund Mills
John Edmund Mills (2 September 1882 – 11 November 1951) was Labour MP for Dartford for three separate periods during the 1920s. Born in Perth in Australia, Mills grew up in Plymouth, being educated at the city's Higher Grade School. He became an engineer based at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, and was elected as chair of the works' Shop Stewards' Committee. Mills was a supporter of the Labour Party, and was elected as a Member of Parliament at the 1920 Dartford by-election. Although he lost the seat at the 1922 United Kingdom general election, he won it back in 1923, serving as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the indust .... He lost again in 1924, won in 1929, and was finally defeated in 1931. Mills also served on Woolw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Wing (politician)
Thomas Edward Wing (12 August 1853 – 12 May 1935) was a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the January 1910 United Kingdom general election, January 1910 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency), Grimsby, but lost that seat at the December 1910 United Kingdom general election, general election in December 1910. He was returned to Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament as MP for Houghton-le-Spring (UK Parliament constituency), Houghton-le-Spring in County Durham at a by-election in 1913 following the death of the Liberal MP Robert Cameron (UK politician), Robert Cameron. He was defeated again at the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election, this time by the Labour candidate Robert Richardson (Labour politician), Robert Richardson. After his defeat, he unsuccessfully contested the 1920 Dartford by-election, Dartford by-election in 1920. He also stood in Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |