John Morgan (politician)

For other people named John Morgan, see John Morgan (disambiguation).

John Morgan (21 October 1892 – 4 December 1940)[1] was a British Labour Party politician.

Morgan stood unsuccessfully as a Labour candidate in a series of Parliamentary elections in the 1930s, losing at Leicester West in 1935 by only 87 votes.[2] He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster in the West Riding of Yorkshire at a by-election in November 1938, following the death of the Labour MP Alfred Short.[3] However, he was in the House of Commons for barely two years when he died in December 1940, aged 48.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with D, part 2". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 168. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  3. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 513. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Alfred Short		 Member of Parliament for Doncaster
1938 – 1940 		Succeeded by
Evelyn Walkden


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