Arthur Hollins (19 September 1876 – 22 April 1962) was an English trade unionist and Labour politician who was a Member of Parliament for Hanley in

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, England. Hollins was born in

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, Staffordshire, the son of son of William and Caroline Hollins. He was educated at St. Paul's Church School and the

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in Burslem, one of

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that formed the city of

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. He was general-secretary of the

National Society of Pottery Workers The Ceramic and Allied Trades Union (CATU) was a trade union representing pottery workers in the United Kingdom. Predecessors The first significant union in the pottery trades was founded in 1827 as the National Union of Operative Potters, affili ...

from 1928 to 1947. He was elected as an MP at a by-election in 1928, lost his seat at the 1931 general election, won it back in 1935, and stood down in 1945. Hollins was a local councillor and was

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for 1933–34, was awarded CBE in 1949, and became a Freeman of the City of Stoke-on-Trent in 1960. He died in 1962. ''Includes information about Hollins and photograph in his Lord Mayoral regalia''

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''(includes links to some of his contributions to debates)'' * Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1935–1945 Ceramic and Allied Trades Union-sponsored MPs General Secretaries of the Ceramic and Allied Trades Union Lord Mayors of Stoke-on-Trent 1876 births 1962 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire People from Burslem Trade unionists from Staffordshire {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub