William Leonard (14 February 1887 – 14 October 1969) was a
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 in
Scotland
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. He served as the
member of parliament
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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
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