Samuel March

Samuel "Sam" March (1861-10 August 1935) was a British trade union official and Labour Party politician active in the Poplar area of London.^[1]

A member of Poplar Borough Council from 1906 until 1927, he was Mayor of Poplar in 1920-21. During his mayoral term he was jailed for taking part in the Poplar Rates Rebellion.^{[2] [3]}

He stood for parliament for the constituency of Poplar South at the 1918 general election but was not elected.^[4] At the next general election in 1922 he was elected to the House of Commons and held the seat at the next three elections, standing down in 1931.^{[5] [6]}

He was also a member of the London County Council for Poplar South from 1919-1925.^[7]

He died at his home in East Ham aged 74.^[1]

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Death of Former M.P.". Evening Telegraph. 12 August 1935. Retrieved 21 October 2012 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
2. ↑ Noreen Branson (1979). Poplarism, 1919-1925: George Lansbury and the councillors' revolt. Lawrence and Wishart. ISBN 9780853154341.
3. ↑ Janine Booth (2010). Guilty and proud of it!: Poplar's rebel councillors and guardians, 1919-25. Merlin Press. ISBN 9780850366945.
4. ↑ "The General Election: First List Of Candidates". The Times. 26 November 1918. p. 4.
5. ↑ "East End Seats". The Times. 28 May 1929. p. 8.
6. ↑ "Election Plans". The Times. 8 October 1931. p. 10.
7. ↑ Jackson, W Eric (1965). Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council. London: Longmans. p. 272.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Samuel March