George Harry Hirst
George Henry Hirst (17 May 1879, Elsecar – 13 November 1933, Darfield, South Yorkshire) was a British politician, elected Labour Member of Parliament for Wentworth when the constituency was created in 1918.
Hirst in 1923
George Henry Hirst was a checkweighman, and a member of Yorkshire Miners' Association. He was elected MP for Wentworth on 18 December 1918,[1] and held the seat until his death, aged 54, in 1933.
Hirst married twice and had 16 children, 12 by his second wife.[2]
References
- Debrett's House of Commons, 1922, p. 80
- 'Mr G. H. Hirst, M.P.', The Times, 14 November 1933
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| Preceded by New constituency |
Member of Parliament for Wentworth 1918–1933 |
Succeeded by Wilfred Paling |
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