John Leslie (politician)
For other people named John Leslie, see John Leslie (disambiguation).
John Robert Leslie, MP (3 Nov 1873 — 12 Jan 1955) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was born in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland to John Leslie and Clementina Hunter. Leslie and his wife had 3 sons, John, William and Robert, and two daughters, Clementina and Alice. He moved to London from Edinburgh, where his first son was born, in 1912.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield in County Durham at the 1935 general election, defeating the Conservative Party MP Roland Jennings, who had been elected in 1931. John Leslie held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1950 general election.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Leslie
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Roland Jennings |
Member of Parliament for Sedgefield 1935–1950 |
Succeeded by Joseph Slater |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded by John Turner |
General Secretary of the National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen and Clerks 1924 – 1935 |
Succeeded by G. Maurice Hann |
| Preceded by John Turner |
Food, Drink, etc. Group representative on the General Council of the TUC 1925 – 1926 |
Succeeded by Joseph Hallsworth |
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