The ILP was affiliated to the Labour Party, and at the 1918 and 1922 UK general elections, Romeril stood unsuccessfully for it in St Pancras South East. He finally won the seat in 1923, lost it in 1924, won it again in 1929, and then lost again in 1931. From 1930 to 1931, he chaired the Estimates Committee in Parliament.[2]
At the 1935 UK general election, Romeril stood unsuccessfully in Battersea South. He did not stand for Parliament again, but did serve as a magistrate for Middlesex.[2]
herbert, romeril, herbert, george, romeril, 1881, october, 1963, english, labour, party, politician, romeril, worked, railway, clearing, house, joined, railway, clerks, association, also, joined, independent, labour, party, became, chair, metropolitan, branch,. Herbert George Romeril 1881 2 October 1963 1 was an English Labour Party politician Romeril worked at the Railway Clearing House and joined the Railway Clerks Association He also joined the Independent Labour Party ILP and became the chair of its Metropolitan Branch 2 The ILP was affiliated to the Labour Party and at the 1918 and 1922 UK general elections Romeril stood unsuccessfully for it in St Pancras South East He finally won the seat in 1923 lost it in 1924 won it again in 1929 and then lost again in 1931 From 1930 to 1931 he chaired the Estimates Committee in Parliament 2 At the 1935 UK general election Romeril stood unsuccessfully in Battersea South He did not stand for Parliament again but did serve as a magistrate for Middlesex 2 References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with S part 1 a b c Stenton Michael Lees Stephen 1979 Who s Who of British Members of Parliament Vol III Brighton Harvester Press p 308 ISBN 0855273259 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Herbert Romeril Portraits of Herbert Romeril at the National Portrait Gallery London nbsp Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn Hopkins Member of Parliament for St Pancras South East1923 1924 Succeeded byJohn HopkinsPreceded byJohn Hopkins Member of Parliament for St Pancras South East1929 1931 Succeeded bySir Alfred Beit BtTrade union officesPreceded byGeorge Lathan President of the Railway Clerks Association1912 1916 Succeeded byW E Williams 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 Herbert Romeril amp oldid 1075598937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
