Tyson was born in Westmorland, moving to Bolton, Lancashire, in 1889.[1] He was a carpenter, and joined the Bolton branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners. He was a member of the executive or general council of the union on several occasions from 1893, and was chairman of the general council in 1910.[2]
He was made a whip in 1915, and was promoted to chief whip in 1919, when the Labour Party became the official opposition.[4]
W T Wilson died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage on a Bolton street on Sunday, 14 August 1921.[1][5] He was buried in St Peter's Churchyard, Halliwell on 17 August 1921.[6]
Referencesedit
^ ab'Labour MP's sudden death', The Times, 17 August 1921, p.10
^"Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers including the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners". Trade Union Ancestors. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
^L Andrews, The School Meals Service, in British Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. 20, No. 1 (February 1972), pp. 70–75
^'Labour As Official Opposition', The Times, 8 January 1919, p.7
^'The Late Mr Tyson Wilson M.P.', The Times, 17 August 1921, p. 6
^"Burials at St Peter in the District of Halliwell, Bolton le Moors, 1918–1922". OnLine Parish Clerks for the County of Lancashire. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
william, wilson, westhoughton, other, people, named, william, wilson, william, wilson, disambiguation, william, tyson, wilson, 1855, august, 1921, british, trade, unionist, labour, politician, william, wilsonmember, parliamentfor, westhoughtonin, office, janua. For other people named William Wilson see William Wilson disambiguation William Tyson Wilson 1855 14 August 1921 was a British trade unionist and Labour politician William WilsonMember of Parliamentfor WesthoughtonIn office 12 January 1906 14 August 1921Preceded byEdward StanleySucceeded byRhys DaviesPersonal detailsBorn1855KendalDied14 August 1921 1921 08 14 aged 65 66 BoltonPolitical partyLabourTyson was born in Westmorland moving to Bolton Lancashire in 1889 1 He was a carpenter and joined the Bolton branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners He was a member of the executive or general council of the union on several occasions from 1893 and was chairman of the general council in 1910 2 At the 1906 general election Wilson was one of 29 successful Labour Representation Committee candidates being elected MP for Westhoughton On 22 February 1906 he introduced a private member s bill seeking to amend the Education Acts and create a statutory school meals service The bill received the support of the government and was enacted as the Education Provision of Meals Act 1906 3 He was made a whip in 1915 and was promoted to chief whip in 1919 when the Labour Party became the official opposition 4 W T Wilson died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage on a Bolton street on Sunday 14 August 1921 1 5 He was buried in St Peter s Churchyard Halliwell on 17 August 1921 6 References edit a b Labour MP s sudden death The Times 17 August 1921 p 10 Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers including the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners Trade Union Ancestors Retrieved 28 September 2008 L Andrews The School Meals Service in British Journal of Educational Studies Vol 20 No 1 February 1972 pp 70 75 Labour As Official Opposition The Times 8 January 1919 p 7 The Late Mr Tyson Wilson M P The Times 17 August 1921 p 6 Burials at St Peter in the District of Halliwell Bolton le Moors 1918 1922 OnLine Parish Clerks for the County of Lancashire Retrieved 14 July 2016 External links editLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs William Tyson Wilson at Find a Grave Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by William WilsonParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byEdward Stanley Member of Parliament for Westhoughton1906 1921 Succeeded byRhys Davies 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 William Wilson Westhoughton MP amp oldid 1157255857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
