Viant was finally elected to Willesden Council in 1919, and was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Willesden West at the 1923 general election. He held the seat in 1924 and 1929,[3] and was appointed Assistant Postmaster-General.[1] He lost his seat in 1931, but retook it in 1935, then held it until his retirement in 1959.[3] Viant also served as Chairman of Parliamentary Select Committee on public petitions.[2] In 1960–1, he served as Mayor of Willesden.[1]
samuel, viant, samuel, phillip, viant, january, 1882, 1964, british, labour, party, politician, born, plymouth, educated, devonport, higher, grade, school, viant, worked, carpenter, moved, london, there, became, active, abstinence, movement, also, amalgamated,. Samuel Phillip Viant CBE JP MP 5 January 1882 19 May 1964 was a British Labour Party politician Born in Plymouth and educated at Devonport Higher Grade School Viant worked as a carpenter and moved to London 1 2 There he became active in the abstinence movement 3 and also in the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners 4 and the Independent Labour Party 3 He studied at Paddington School for Social Science and Ruskin College 1 He actively campaigned across the country for the Co operative movement as well as the Independent Labour Party and prior to 1914 served as vice chair of the Conciliation Committee for the Building Industry 2 In 1915 he became a member of the Executive of the London Labour Party 2 Unsuccessful in gaining election to both Paddington and Willesden councils Viant did become Vice Chairman of Paddington Trades Council At the 1918 general election he stood unsuccessfully for the Labour Party in Willesden West 3 Viant was finally elected to Willesden Council in 1919 and was elected as Member of Parliament MP for Willesden West at the 1923 general election He held the seat in 1924 and 1929 3 and was appointed Assistant Postmaster General 1 He lost his seat in 1931 but retook it in 1935 then held it until his retirement in 1959 3 Viant also served as Chairman of Parliamentary Select Committee on public petitions 2 In 1960 1 he served as Mayor of Willesden 1 Viant was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 1948 Birthday Honours 5 References edit a b c d Who s who of British Members of Parliament 1945 1979 a b c d Bunker Carol 1946 Who s Who in Parliament London St Botolph Publishing Co Ltd p 152 a b c d e Samuel Philip Viant Hayes People s History Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Trade Union Ancestors No 38311 The London Gazette 10 June 1948 p 3374 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Samuel ViantParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byGeorge James Furness Member of Parliament for Willesden West1923 1931 Succeeded byMavis TatePreceded byMavis Tate Member of Parliament for Willesden West1935 1959 Succeeded byLaurie PavittCivic officesPreceded byNellie Clark Mayor of Willesden1960 1961 Succeeded byLouise Dunbar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Viant amp oldid 1107356219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
