1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Acton Constituency – Biography of Papworth

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Acton

CANDIDATE : Papworth

PARTY : Comm.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. A. F. Papworth is a bus conductor, ged 51. His foster-father was Mr. Tom Brooks, a workmate and close friend of Mr. John Burns, the Socialist pioneer. He was a founder of the Discharged Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Federation, which later merged into th? British Legion. He has been a member of the executive of the Transport and General Workers’ Union and of the T.U.C. General Council, and an official representative at International Labour Office conferences. He sits on various Government committees.

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