1950 GENERAL ELECTION : South Fylde Constituency – Biography of Lancaster

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : South Fylde

CANDIDATE : Lancaster

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Col. C. G. Lancaster was a prominent colliery owner until nationalization, and he represented the old Fylde division since 1938. Born in 1899 and educated at Eton, he is director of several industrial companies, and had a distinguished record in the war. He commanded The 9th Sherwood Foresters, one of the last units to leave Dunkirk. He has been a leading spokesman for the Opposition on coal and other industrial problems.

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