Walter Henry Green

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, (1878 – 13 April 1958) was a British

Labour and Co-operative Labour and Co-operative Party (often abbreviated Labour Co-op; cy, Llafur a'r Blaid Gydweithredol) is a description used by candidates in United Kingdom elections who stand on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party. Candidat ...

politician for

Deptford Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, within the London Borough of Lewisham. It is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne. From the mid 16th century to the late 19th it was home to Deptford Dock ...

, elected in 1935 and MP until 1945. He became a councillor in Deptford in 1909, its mayor 1920–1922, and in 1944 became the first freeman of the borough. Later he became a member of the

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1946–1953, and was appointed the C.B.E.

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

in 1949.Obituary "Mr. W. H. Green", ''The Times'' (London), 15 Apr. 1958, Issue 54125, page 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 25 Jan. 2012.

Mayor of Deptford

Between 1920–1922, he was Mayor of

. As part of his duties, on 22 March 1921, he unveiled the First World War memorial.

Members of Parliament 1935–1945

Walter Green was elected

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

in the 1935 General Election, in which he gained the seat for Labour, with a majority of 6,892 (14.62%) over Conservative Prospective parliamentary candidate,

Sir Malcolm Campbell Major Sir Malcolm Campbell (11 March 1885 – 31 December 1948) was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times, using vehicles called ''Blue Bird'', including a 1 ...

, the then land and water speed record holder.

Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society chairman

Between 1935–1947, he was Political Secretary of the

Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society The Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society (RACS) was a large consumer co-operative based in south east London, England. The co-operative took its name from the Royal Arsenal munitions works in Woolwich and its motto was: "Each for all and all for e ...

,Ben Pimlott, Editor, ''The Second World War diary of Hugh Dalton 1940–45'', Publisher: Cape in association with the London School of Economics and Political Science, 1986, , 9780224020657, Length 913 pages
page 286
the only Co-operative Society to be affiliated to the Labour Party nationally.

Labour Party Chairman

Between 1941–42 he was

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Personal

He married Grace Edith Puddlefoot in 1904,Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, Sep 1904, Volume: 1d, Page: 2067 @ freebmd.rootsweb.com
record
and together had a son and a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Walter Henry 1878 births 1958 deaths Labour Co-operative MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1935–1945 Members of London County Council Members of Deptford Metropolitan Borough Council Mayors of places in Greater London Chairs of the Labour Party (UK)