1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Rochdale Constituency – Biography of Schofield

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Rochdale

CANDIDATE : Schofield

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. W. Schofield is a well-known figure in the cotton-spinning industry and has had 33 years’ active service in the Territorial Army, in which he is a lieutenant-colonel. A native of Oldham, aged 59, he played a prominent part in the formation of the Yarn Spinners? Association, Manchester ; he is on the management committee of Oldham Master Cotton Spinners’ Association, and vice-chairman of Oldham Chamber of Commerce.

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