John Brotherton (7 March 1867 – 8 March 1941) was Labour MP for

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. Born in

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, Brotherton completed an apprenticeship as an engineer, and joined the

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, serving as a branch secretary for 21 years. Brotherton stood unsuccessfully as the Labour Party candidate for

at the

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. He won the seat from the Unionists in 1922, but lost it to the Liberals in 1923. In 1927, he was elected to

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, serving until 1930, and again from 1932 onwards. He also served as the secretary of

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, and represented it on the Trades Councils' Joint Consultative Committee.

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1867 births 1941 deaths Amalgamated Engineering Union-sponsored MPs Councillors in Leeds Labour Party (UK) councillors Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Trade unionists from Leeds UK MPs 1922–1923 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub