William Griffiths (7 April 1912 – 14 April 1973) was a British Labour Party politician in the

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. Born in

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, Griffiths became an

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, and a Fellow of the British Optical Association. During

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, he served with the Eighth Army. He was

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for

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from 1945 until 1950 and for Manchester Exchange from 1950 until his death at a hospital in

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on 14 April 1973, one week after his 61st birthday.

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* 1912 births 1973 deaths British Army personnel of World War II British optometrists Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Lancashire Politicians from Manchester UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub