1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Dagenham Constituency – Biography of Cook

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Dagenham

CANDIDATE : Cook

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. D. Cook, who is 52, has conducted many elections as an agent. He is the son of the late Mr. James Cook, who was a King’s pilot when the Britannia competed in Royal Dorset Yacht Club regattas, and he began his early career in the Merchant Service, and served at sea in the first war. He was at one time in a lifeboat crew.

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