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Hamer Field Russell
Hamer Field Russell (1876 – 6 June 1941) was a British politician. Russell was born in Kingston upon Hull in 1876 the son of John Thomas and Annie Kate Russell, his father was a timber merchant. He attended Eton House School in Kingston upon Hull before becoming a sales representative then a builders' merchant. He became active in the Liberal Party and stood unsuccessfully as their candidate in Sheffield Ecclesall at the 1923 general election.Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, ''Who's Who of British MPs: Volume III, 1919-1945'' He also served as a Liberal councillor.Ed. Clyde Binfield et al, ''The History of the City of Sheffield: Volume I: Politics'' Around 1929, in 1928 according to '' The Times House of Commons 1931'', Russell joined the Conservative Party. In his new colours, he took second place in the 1930 Sheffield Brightside by-election behind Fred Marshall. He was able to take the seat at the 1931 general election, but lost it in 1935. See also *Politics of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Marshall (British Politician)
Fred Marshall (10 March 1883 – 1 November 1962) was a British politician. Born in South Anston, Yorkshire, Marshall, a wagon builder by trade, was elected as a Labour Party member of Sheffield City Council in 1919, serving as Lord Mayor of Sheffield in 1933/4. He entered Parliament by winning the 1930 Sheffield Brightside by-election, but lost the seat at the following year's general election. Marshall was re-elected, again for Sheffield Brightside, at the 1935 general election. He was also elected as Chairman of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers The GMB is a general trade union in the United Kingdom which has more than 460,000 members. Its members work in nearly all industrial sectors, in retail, security, schools, distribution, the utilities, social care, the National Health Service (N ..., and from 1945 until 1947, served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Town and Country Planning. Marshall stood down from Parliament in 1950. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |