Walter Farthing

Walter John Farthing (4 July 1887 – 29 November 1954) was a British Labour Party politician.

Born in Bridgwater, Farthing became involved in the trade union movement, and founded a trades council in the town. He was elected as the trades council's president in 1917, and served on Bridgwater Borough Council for the Labour Party from 1929. He was also elected to the executive of the Transport and General Workers' Union. In 1939/40, he served as Mayor of Bridgwater.^[1]

He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Frome, and held the seat until the constituency disappeared, and he retired, at the 1950 general election.

References

^ Trades Union Congress, "Obituary: W. J. Farthing", Annual Report of the 1955 Trades Union Congress, p.310

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Walter Farthing

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[1] Trades Union Congress, "Obituary: W. J. Farthing", Annual Report of the 1955 Trades Union Congress, p.310

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