John Wadsworth

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John Wadsworth MP, circa 1906

John Wadsworth (1850 – 10 July 1921) was a British trade unionist and Liberal or Lib-Lab politician.

Born in West Melton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Wadsworth worked as a coal miner and was elected checkweighman. He joined the Yorkshire Miners Association, a constituent part of the Miners Federation of Great Britain (MFGB), rising to become the Yorkshire Association's general secretary, then in 1904 its president.

Wadsworth was elected as the Lib-Lab Member of Parliament (MP) for Hallamshire at the 1906 general election.

General election 1906: Hallamshire
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In 1909, with the other MFGB-sponsored MPs, he joined the Labour Party, retaining his seat in his new colours.

General election January 1910: Hallamshire
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Wadsworth	10,193	62.2
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General election December 1910: Hallamshire
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Wadsworth	8,708	59.9
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	David Thurston Smith	5,837	40.1
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In 1915 he resigned the Labour whip and re-joined the Liberals.^[1] He continued as MP until the seat's abolition for the 1918 general election.

References

↑ The History of the Liberal Party, 1895–1970 by Roy Douglas (1971) p. 355

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Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, Who's Who of British MPs: Volume II, 1886–1918

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[1] The History of the Liberal Party, 1895–1970 by Roy Douglas (1971) p. 355

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John Wadsworth

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