William Charles John Irving (1 April 1892 – 15 March 1967) was a British

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politician. After the

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, Robert Morrison, the Labour

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(MP) for

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was elevated to the peerage as Baron Morrison. Irving was selected as the Labour candidate for the resulting

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, which he won with a majority of 5,522 over the

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candidate,

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. A member of

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from 1937-58, he was chairman of the council for 1948-49. When the Tottenham North constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, Irving was returned for the new

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constituency, and held the seat until his retirement at the 1955 general election.

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