John Paton (British politician)
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John Paton (8 August 1886 – 14 December 1976) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1964.
He was born in Aberdeen; his father James Paton was a master baker and his mother Isabella Bruce was a seamstress. After leaving school at 13 he became a printer's devil in what is now the Aberdeen Press and Journal. He then became a barber, running his own establishment until the war years. His socialist views repelled his wealthy customers and the shop failed soon after the war. Moving to Glasgow, he worked as a journeyman barber before becoming a full time political organizer for the Independent Labour Party. he married Jessie Thomson of Springburn, Glasgow and they had a son, John. He moved to London to become the editor of the New Leader.
He was General Secretary of the Independent Labour Party from 1927 to 1933. He was elected at the 1945 general election as MP for the two-seat Norwich constituency. When that constituency was divided at the 1950 general election, he was returned to the House of Commons for the new Norwich North seat, which he held until he retired at the 1964 general election.
His second wife Florence Paton was MP for Rushcliffe from 1945 to 1950.
See also
References
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- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)[self-published source][better source needed]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Paton
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Norwich 1945–1950 With: Lucy Noel-Buxton |
Constituency divided |
New constituency | Member of Parliament for Norwich North 1950–1964 |
Succeeded by George Wallace |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | General Secretary of the Independent Labour Party 1927–1933 |
Succeeded by Fenner Brockway |
Media offices | ||
Preceded by | Editor of the New Leader 1930–1931 |
Succeeded by Fenner Brockway |
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- 1886 births
- 1976 deaths
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