Glenvil Hall
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William George Glenvil Hall PC
(4 April 1887 – 13 October 1962), known as Glenvil Hall, was a British
barrister
and Labour politician.
He was elected at the 1929 general election
as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Portsmouth Central
, but lost his seat two years later at the 1931 election
, when Labour split over the formation of the National Government
.
He returned to the House of Commons in 1939, at a by-election
in the Colne Valley constituency
, and held the seat until he died in office in 1962, aged 75.
In Clement Attlee
's post-war government, he served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury
from 1945 to 1950, and was made a Privy Councillor
in 1947. After leaving government in 1950, he served as chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
(PLP)'s liaison committee, a position equivalent to the current role of Chairman of the PLP.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(4 April 1887 – 13 October 1962), known as Glenvil Hall, was a British
United Kingdom
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barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
and Labour politician.
He was elected at the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
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as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Portsmouth Central
Portsmouth Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Portsmouth Central was a borough constituency in Portsmouth. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :...
, but lost his seat two years later at the 1931 election
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
, when Labour split over the formation of the National Government
National Government 1931-1935
See also First National MinistryThe United Kingdom's National Government was composed of members of the following parties:*National Labour*Conservative Party*Liberal Party*Liberal Nationals...
.
He returned to the House of Commons in 1939, at a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in the Colne Valley constituency
Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Colne Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. In the post-war period the seat had the distinction of being one of the few Labour/Liberal marginals,...
, and held the seat until he died in office in 1962, aged 75.
In Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955...
's post-war government, he served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the British Treasury. It is the 4th most significant Ministerial role within the Treasury after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and the Paymaster General...
from 1945 to 1950, and was made a Privy Councillor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1947. After leaving government in 1950, he served as chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
Parliamentary Labour Party
In UK politics, the Parliamentary Labour Party is the parliamentary party of the Labour Party in Parliament: Labour MPs as a collective body....
(PLP)'s liaison committee, a position equivalent to the current role of Chairman of the PLP.