Alfred Booth (24 February 1893 – 19 December 1965) was a British

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lay preacher and politician. Booth served with the

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during

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. In 1933, he was elected to Bolton Borough Council, and he was Mayor of Bolton in 1941–42. He was also vice-president of the Cremation Society, and chair of the Bolton National Savings Committee. Booth was elected as the

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(MP) for Bolton East in 1950, but lost the seat in 1951, and failed to retake it in 1955.

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* 1893 births 1965 deaths People from Bolton Mayors of Bolton UK MPs 1950–1951 Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Labour Party (UK) mayors English Congregationalist ministers 20th-century Congregationalist ministers {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub