Henry McGhee
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Henry George McGhee was a British
Labour Party
politician.
He was elected at the 1935 general election
as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Penistone
in West Yorkshire
and held the seat until his death in 1959.
During the late 1930s he was a member of the Parliamentary Pacifist Group.
His successor at the by-election
following his death was John Mendelson
.
He was the son of Irish MP, Richard McGhee
.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
He was elected at the 1935 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1935
The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...
as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Penistone
Penistone (UK Parliament constituency)
Penistone was a Parliamentary constituency covering the town of Penistone in Yorkshire and surrounding countryside. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.-History:The constituency was...
in West Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...
and held the seat until his death in 1959.
During the late 1930s he was a member of the Parliamentary Pacifist Group.
His successor at the by-election
Penistone by-election, 1959
A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Penistone in South Yorkshire on 11 June 1959. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament Henry McGhee, who had held the seat since the 1935 general election.The result was a hold for the Labour...
following his death was John Mendelson
John Mendelson
John Jakob Mendelson was a British Labour Party politician.Mendelson was educated at the University of London and became a university lecturer in political science...
.
He was the son of Irish MP, Richard McGhee
Richard McGhee
Richard McGhee was an Irish Protestant Nationalist home rule politician. A Land League and trade union activist, he was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for more than 20 years.-Family and education:McGhee was born in Lurgan, County...
.