George Shield - Citizendia

George William Shield (24 March 1876 – 1 December 1935) was a British Labour Party politician. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the

At the 1922 election, he stood unsuccessfully in the Conservative-held Hexham constituency in Northumberland, coming third with 24% of the votes. The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Hexham is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west

Shield did not stand again until 1929, when he was elected as Member of Parliament for the Wansbeck constituency at a by-election on 13th February, and returned at the 1929 election. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Wansbeck is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Wansbeck by-election 1929 was a By-election held on 13th February 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of The 1929 UK general election was held on 30 May 1929 and resulted in a Hung parliament.

He was defeated at the 1931 election by the Conservative candidate Bernard Cruddas, and did not stand again. The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday Lieutenant-Colonel Bernard Cruddas DSO (1 January 1882 &ndash 23 December 1959 was a British Conservative politician

References

Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). Frederick Walter Scott Craig ( December 10, 1929 - March 23, 1989) was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of reference British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Henry Warne	Member of Parliament for Wansbeck 1929–1931	Succeeded by Bernard Cruddas

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories George Henry Warne ( 15 December 1881 &ndash 24 December 1928) was a British Labour Party politician A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Wansbeck is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Wansbeck by-election 1929 was a By-election held on 13th February 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday Lieutenant-Colonel Bernard Cruddas DSO (1 January 1882 &ndash 23 December 1959 was a British Conservative politician

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