In 1912 he was approved as a Labour Party candidate for the next general election, although he was not allocated to any constituency.[5] In 1911 the ASRS nominated him to contest Bradford East. However, the anticipated general election was delayed until 1918 due to the First World War.
john, palin, politician, john, henry, palin, 1870, 1934, british, trades, unionist, labour, party, politician, early, twentieth, century, active, trade, union, movement, bradford, yorkshire, member, executive, amalgamated, society, railway, servants, asrs, 190. John Henry Palin 1870 22 May 1934 was a British trades unionist and Labour Party politician By the early twentieth century he was active in the trade union movement in Bradford Yorkshire He was a member of the executive of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants ASRS in 1901 and 1902 and in 1905 he was the Bradford branch secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers 1 2 In 1910 he was the President of the Bradford Trades and Labour Council 3 He was also an Independent Labour Party member of Bradford City Council 4 In 1912 he was approved as a Labour Party candidate for the next general election although he was not allocated to any constituency 5 In 1911 the ASRS nominated him to contest Bradford East However the anticipated general election was delayed until 1918 due to the First World War At the 1918 general election he unsuccessfully contested Bradford North 6 He finally succeeded in being elected to the Commons at the 1924 general election when he was returned as Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West He held the seat in 1929 but was defeated when there was a large swing against Labour in 1931 He was Lord Mayor of Bradford in 1924 1925 7 References editLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers including the United Vehicle Workers Trade Union Ancestors Archived from the original on 26 May 2008 Retrieved 12 November 2008 Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants Trade Union Ancestors Archived from the original on 31 March 2009 Retrieved 12 November 2008 The Great Northern Dispute The Times 12 September 1910 p 8 J A Jowitt 1991 Textiles and Society in Bradford and Lawrence USA 1880 1920 The Bradford Antiquary Archived from the original on 4 April 2009 Retrieved 12 November 2008 Labour Party Candidates The Times 29 April 1912 p 6 Labour Candidates in Bradford The Times 27 May 1918 p 5 Mayors of Bradford PDF City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Retrieved 12 November 2008 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John Henry Palin Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byCecil Beresford Ramage Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West1924 1931 Succeeded byJoseph William Leech Party political offices Preceded byBen Riley Yorkshire Division representative on the Independent Labour Party National Administrative Council1913 1914 Succeeded byCharlie Glyde 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 nbsp nbsp This article about a mayor in England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Palin politician amp oldid 1199073219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
