He was educated at the School of Art and Science at Newcastle's Armstrong College.[1] He took up a career as an engineer with the local shipping company of D. Adams and Company and the Anglo-Scottish Trading Company. He was elected to Newcastle City Council in 1902, and held the office of Sheriff from 1922 to 1923 and Lord Mayor from 1930 to 1931.[1]
Adams married Elizabeth Havelock Patterson in 1897; the couple had two sons and a daughter.[1]
Deathedit
He died at his home at Jesmond, Newcastle on 16 August 1943, aged 72.[1]
Referencesedit
Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN0-900178-06-X.
^ abcdefg"Obituary: Mr David Adams M.P.", The Times, 17 August 1943, p. 6
External linksedit
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by David Adams
david, adams, labour, politician, other, people, named, david, adams, david, adams, disambiguation, david, adams, june, 1871, august, 1943, british, labour, politician, served, member, parliament, newcastle, upon, tyne, west, from, 1922, 1923, consett, from, 1. For other people named David Adams see David Adams disambiguation David Adams 27 June 1871 16 August 1943 was a British Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament MP for Newcastle upon Tyne West from 1922 to 1923 and Consett from 1935 until his death in 1943 David AdamsMember of Parliamentfor ConsettIn office 14 November 1935 16 August 1943Preceded byJohn DickieSucceeded byJames GlanvilleMember of Parliamentfor Newcastle upon Tyne WestIn office 15 November 1922 6 December 1923Preceded byEdward ShorttSucceeded byCecil RamagePersonal detailsBorn 1871 06 27 27 June 1871Died16 August 1943 1943 08 16 aged 72 Jesmond EnglandPolitical partyLabourSpouseElizabeth Havelock Patterson m 1897 Children3Alma materArmstrong CollegeContents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksCareer editHe was educated at the School of Art and Science at Newcastle s Armstrong College 1 He took up a career as an engineer with the local shipping company of D Adams and Company and the Anglo Scottish Trading Company He was elected to Newcastle City Council in 1902 and held the office of Sheriff from 1922 to 1923 and Lord Mayor from 1930 to 1931 1 At the 1918 general election he was an unsuccessful candidate in the new Newcastle upon Tyne West constituency losing to the Liberal Party cabinet minister Edward Shortt Shortt stood down at the 1922 general election and Adams won the seat with a majority of only 156 over the National Liberal candidate Cecil Ramage At the 1923 general election Ramage took the seat from Adams with a majority of over 3 500 1 Adams unsuccessfully contested City of York at the 1924 general election and Barrow in Furness at the 1931 contest 1 He returned to the House of Commons following the 1935 general election as the MP for Consett County Durham gaining a majority of 7 522 over the National Liberals 1 Following his death Adams was succeeded by James Glanville in the 1943 Consett by election Personal life editAdams married Elizabeth Havelock Patterson in 1897 the couple had two sons and a daughter 1 Death editHe died at his home at Jesmond Newcastle on 16 August 1943 aged 72 1 References editCraig F W S 1983 1969 British parliamentary election results 1918 1949 3rd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services ISBN 0 900178 06 X Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs a b c d e f g Obituary Mr David Adams M P The Times 17 August 1943 p 6External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by David AdamsParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byEdward Shortt Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West1922 1923 Succeeded byCecil RamagePreceded byJohn Purcell Dickie Member of Parliament for Consett1935 1943 Succeeded byJames Edward Glanville nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Labour Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom MP representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Adams Labour politician amp oldid 1066109936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
