George Henry Hirst
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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.
George Henry Hirst was a checkweighman, and a member of Yorkshire Miners' Association
. He was elected MP for Wentworth on 18 December 1918, and held the seat until his death in 1933.
Hirst married twice and had 16 children, 12 by his second wife.
Elsecar
Elsecar is a village forming part of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Like many villages in the area, it was for many years a coal mining village until the widespread pit closures during the 1980s. Elsecar is next to the villages of Hoyland and Jump.Elsecar is...
– 13 November 1933, Darfield, South Yorkshire
Darfield, South Yorkshire
Darfield is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It lies east of the town of Barnsley. It had a population of 8,066 at the 2001 UK Census.-History:...
) was a British politician, elected Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Wentworth
Wentworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Wentworth was a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. Originally created in 1918 and was abolished in 1950, the name was revived when a new constituency was created from 1983 to 2010. Throughout its history, Wentworth was a safe seat for the Labour Party.-Boundaries:Wentworth constituency...
when the constituency was created in 1918.
George Henry Hirst was a checkweighman, and a member of Yorkshire Miners' Association
Yorkshire Miners' Association
The Yorkshire Miners' Association was a British trade union.The union was founded in 1881 with the merger of the South Yorkshire Miners' Association, and the West Yorkshire Miners' Association, agreed only because both organisations were weakened by unsuccessful disputes...
. He was elected MP for Wentworth on 18 December 1918, and held the seat until his death in 1933.
Hirst married twice and had 16 children, 12 by his second wife.