William Leonard (14 February 1887 – 14 October 1969) was a

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politician in

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. He served as the

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for Glasgow St. Rollox from 1931 to 1950. The St. Rollox constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election. He contested the new Glasgow Woodside constituency, where he lost by 1,109 votes to the Unionist Party candidate. He did not stand in

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

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* 1887 births 1969 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 UK MPs 1945–1950 Labour Co-operative MPs for Scottish constituencies Ministers in the Attlee governments, 1945–1951 Parliamentary Peace Aims Group {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub