1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Faversham Constituency – Biography of Wells

January 7, 2023 admin 1950 General Election

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Faversham

CANDIDATE : Wells

PARTY : Lab.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. Percy Wells won the seat in the 1945 election. Aged 58, he left the Navy when 19 to visit America and the Empire, but returned to England in 1913 and became a supporter of the I.L.P., an organizer of the Workers’ Union, and a shop steward. Later he acted as agent for the Labour Party in the division. He has filled many offices in local government in Kent and served on the Central Agricultural Wages Board.

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