Samuel March

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Samuel March (1861-10 August 1935) was a British trade union official and Labour Party politician active in the Poplar area of London. [1]

A member of Poplar Borough Council from 1906 until 1927, he was Mayor of Poplar in 1920–21. During his mayoral term he was jailed for taking part in the Poplar Rates Rebellion. [2] [3]

He stood for parliament for the constituency of Poplar South at the 1918 general election but was not elected. [4] At the next general election in 1922 he was elected to the House of Commons and held the seat at the next three elections, standing down in 1931. [5] [6]

He was also a member of the London County Council for Poplar South from 1919 to 1925. [7]

He died at his home in East Ham aged 74. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Death of Former M.P." . Evening Telegraph. 12 August 1935. Retrieved 21 October 2012 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Noreen Branson (1979). Poplarism, 1919-1925: George Lansbury and the councillors' revolt. Lawrence and Wishart. ISBN   9780853154341.
  3. Janine Booth (2010). Guilty and proud of it!: Poplar's rebel councillors and guardians, 1919-25. Merlin Press. ISBN   9780850366945.
  4. "The General Election: First List Of Candidates". The Times . 26 November 1918. p. 4.
  5. "East End Seats". The Times . 28 May 1929. p. 8.
  6. "Election Plans". The Times . 8 October 1931. p. 10.
  7. Jackson, W Eric (1965). Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council. London: Longmans. p. 272.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
Edward Ballard
General Secretary of the National Union of Vehicle Workers
1895 – 1913
Succeeded by
Will Godfrey
Preceded by
New position
National Secretary (Commercial Transport) of the Transport and General Workers' Union
1922
Succeeded by
Archie Henderson
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Poplar South
19221931
Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by Mayor of Poplar
1920–1921
Succeeded by