William John (politician)
For other people named William John, see William John (disambiguation).
William John (6 October 1878 – 27 August 1955) was a Welsh Labour Party politician, and a Member of Parliament (MP) for thirty years.
At the Rhondda West by-election, 1920, he was elected as MP for the safe Labour constituency of Rhondda West, and held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1950 general election.
He was Labour's Deputy Chief Whip from 1942 to 1945, serving in Winston Churchill's war-time coalition government as Comptroller of the Household from 1942 to 1944 and as a Lord of the Treasury from 1944 to 1945.[1]
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William John
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Abraham |
Member of Parliament for Rhondda West 1920 – 1950 |
Succeeded by Iorwerth Thomas |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by William Whiteley |
Comptroller of the Household (Government whip) 1942 – 1944 |
Succeeded by George Mathers |
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