William John Molloy, Baron Molloy (26 October 1918 – 26 May 2001) was a British Labour Party politician.

Early life

Molloy was born in

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in 1918, and educated at St Thomas Primary School and

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Career

In World War II, Molloy served in the

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and in 1945 joined the

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, where he became a senior staff representative on the Whitley Council. He left the civil service to pursue a political career in the Labour Party. He became a councillor in

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in 1954, before becoming selected as parliamentary candidate for Ealing North in 1962. He was elected as

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for

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from 1964 until the 1979 general election, when he lost the seat to the Conservative

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. Molloy was also a

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from 1976 to 1977, supporting the "Get Britain Out" (of the

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) campaign. After the loss of his seat in 1979, he was created a

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on 12 May 1981, taking the title Baron Molloy, of

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. Baron Molloy was a member of the Sylvan Debating Club.

Personal life

Molloy was married twice: firstly, in 1942, to Eva Lewis: they had a daughter, Marion, who married Laurence Motl (1927-2019) of St Paul, Minnesota. After Eva's death, Molloy married Doris Paines in 1981 (div.1987).

References

* Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979 * *

External links

* 1918 births 2001 deaths Labour Party (UK) life peers Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 Labour Party (UK) MEPs MEPs for the United Kingdom 1973–1979 Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{Life-peer-stub