George Shield
George William Shield (24 March 1876 – 1 December 1935) was a British Labour Party politician.
Born in Coanwood in Northumberland, Shield became a coal miner before winning election as a checkweighman. A supporter of the Labour Party, he was elected to Northumberland County Council, and also served as a magistrate.[1]
At the 1922 election, he stood unsuccessfully in the Conservative-held Hexham constituency in Northumberland, coming third with 24% of the votes.
Shield did not stand again until 1929, when he was elected as Member of Parliament for the Wansbeck constituency at a by-election on 13th February, and returned at the 1929 election.
He was defeated at the 1931 election by the Conservative candidate Bernard Cruddas, and did not stand again.
References
- Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. pp. 325–326. ISBN 0855273259.
- 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 Peerage Pages
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| Preceded by George Henry Warne |
Member of Parliament for Wansbeck 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Bernard Cruddas |