John Henry Palin (1870 – 22 May 1934) was a British

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ist and Labour Party politician. By the early twentieth century, he was active in the trade union movement in

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. He was a member of the executive of the

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(ASRS) in 1901 and 1902, and in 1905 he was the Bradford branch secretary of the

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In 1910 he was the President of the Bradford Trades and Labour Council. He was also an

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member of Bradford City Council. In 1912 he was approved as a Labour Party candidate for the next general election, although he was not allocated to any constituency. In 1911 the ASRS nominated him to contest Bradford East. However, the anticipated general election was delayed until 1918 due to the

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. At the 1918 general election he unsuccessfully contested

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. He finally succeeded in being elected to the

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at the 1924 general election, when he was returned as

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for Newcastle upon Tyne West. He held the seat in

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, but was defeated when there was a large swing against Labour in

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. He was Lord Mayor of Bradford in 1924 - 1925.

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* 1870 births 1934 deaths Independent Labour Party National Administrative Committee members Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Transport and General Workers' Union-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1924–1929 Mayors of Bradford {{England-mayor-stub