George Henry Hirst

George Henry Hirst (17 May 1879, Elsecar – 13 November 1933, Darfield, South Yorkshire), possibly actually called George Harry Hirst,[1] was a British politician, elected Labour Member of Parliament for Wentworth when the constituency was created in 1918.

George Henry Hirst was a checkweighman, and a member of Yorkshire Miners' Association. He was elected MP for Wentworth on 18 December 1918,[2] and held the seat until his death, aged 54, in 1933.

Hirst married twice and had 16 children, 12 by his second wife.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 'Mr G. H. Hirst, M.P.', The Times, 14 November 1933
  2. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons, 1922, p. 80


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