1950 GENERAL ELECTION : East Ham South Constituency – Biography of Thomas

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : East Ham South

CANDIDATE : Thomas

PARTY : Comm.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. E. Thomas was born in 1914 in Manor Park, E., where he lives. A Thames lighterman, he was formerly general secretary of the Lightermen’s and Bargemen’s Union. He has also been a director of the National Dock Labour Board for the London area, and took part in the Cameron inquiry which led to the Dock Workers (Control of Employment) Order. He took a prominent part in last year’s dock strike.

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