William Thomas Adams
William Thomas Adams (10 September 1884 – 9 January 1949)[1] was a British Labour Co-operative[2] politician in London who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the last four years of his life.
Life
[edit]He was the son of John Adams, from Oxted in Surrey, and his wife Annie Mary Otway.[3][1] He was educated at a London Board School, the Central Street School in Finsbury. He became a clerk, and was married in 1908 to Florence Nightingale.[3] He was elected as a member of Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council in 1934, became an alderman in 1938, and was Leader of the Council from 1944 to 1945.[3][1]
He was elected at the 1945 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hammersmith South,[2] having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1935.[2] During his time in the Commons, he never made a Maiden Speech.[4] He died in office four years later, aged 64.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Adams, William Thomas". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 24. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ a b c Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephens (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume IV, 1945–1979. Brighton: The Harvester Press. p. 1. ISBN 0-85527-335-6.
- ^ House of Commons Library. "Maiden Speeches in the House of Commons since 1918". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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