George Benson (politician)
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George Benson (3 May 1889 – 17 August 1973) was a British Labour Party politician.
The son of T. D. Benson, Treasurer of the Independent Labour Party (ILP),[1] George was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Manchester, and became a clerk in an estate office. During the First World War he was imprisoned as a conscientious objector.[2] He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chesterfield 1929-31 and 1935-64.[2]
Benson was an author on financial matters and of a book on the history of socialism. He was chairman of the Howard League for Penal Reform and a member of the Home Office Advisory Council on delinquency.[3]
Death
He died in Surrey in 1973, aged 83.
References
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- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ Gordon Rose, The Struggle for Penal Reform, p.102
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History of the Labour Party in NE Derbyshire
- ↑ Corporal Punishment (Reference to Advisory Council); Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28th January 1960 on TheyWorkForYou.com
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Chesterfield 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Sir Roger Conant |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Chesterfield 1935–1964 |
Succeeded by Eric Varley |
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| Preceded by | Treasurer of the Independent Labour Party 1923 |
Succeeded by Charles Roden Buxton |
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