1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Sheffield Hillsborough Constituency – Biography of Edge

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Sheffield Hillsborough

CANDIDATE : Edge

PARTY : C. & L.

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Sir Knowles Edge is the son of Sir William Edge, who sat in Parliament for 30 years up to 1945. Sir Knowles was born in 1905, was trained as an industrial chemist, and is now a managing director and has interests in engineering and manufacturing pharmacy. A member of Bolton Town Council for 18 years, he has, for many years, been the secretary of the National Liberal organization in the North-West.

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