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Born in [[Cramlington]] in [[Northumberland]], Warne began working in a [[coal mine]] at the age of twelve. He became active in the [[Northumberland Miners' Association]], and was elected as one of its trustees. He was also president of the Northumberland and Durham Miners' Approved Society.<ref name="stenton">{{cite book |last1=Stenton |first1=Michael |last2=Lees |first2=Stephen |title=Who's Who of British Members of Parliament |volume=III |date=1979 |publisher=Harvester Press |location=Brighton |isbn=0855273259 |page=368}}</ref> |
Born in [[Cramlington]] in [[Northumberland]], Warne began working in a [[coal mine]] at the age of twelve. He became active in the [[Northumberland Miners' Association]], and was elected as one of its trustees. He was also president of the Northumberland and Durham Miners' Approved Society.<ref name="stenton">{{cite book |last1=Stenton |first1=Michael |last2=Lees |first2=Stephen |title=Who's Who of British Members of Parliament |volume=III |date=1979 |publisher=Harvester Press |location=Brighton |isbn=0855273259 |page=368}}</ref> |
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Warne was a supporter of the Labour Party, and was elected to [[Ashington]] [[Urban District Council]] in 1907, chairing it from 1919 to 1921. In 1919, he was also elected to [[Northumberland County Council]].<ref name="stenton" /> At the [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922 general election]], he was elected as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)|Wansbeck constituency]] in [[Northumberland]], which had previously been held by a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]. He was re-elected at the [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] and [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924 general elections]], and died in office in 1928, aged 47. |
Warne was a supporter of the Labour Party, and was elected to [[Ashington]] [[Urban district (England and Wales)|Urban District Council]] in 1907, chairing it from 1919 to 1921. In 1919, he was also elected to [[Northumberland County Council]].<ref name="stenton" /> At the [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922 general election]], he was elected as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)|Wansbeck constituency]] in [[Northumberland]], which had previously been held by a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]. He was re-elected at the [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] and [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924 general elections]], and died in office in 1928, aged 47. |
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At the [[1929 Wansbeck by-election|resulting by-election]], [[George Shield]] held the seat for Labour. |
At the [[1929 Wansbeck by-election|resulting by-election]], [[George Shield]] held the seat for Labour. |
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Latest revision as of 08:09, 27 March 2023
George Henry Warne (15 December 1881 – 24 December 1928) was a British Labour Party politician.
Born in Cramlington in Northumberland, Warne began working in a coal mine at the age of twelve. He became active in the Northumberland Miners' Association, and was elected as one of its trustees. He was also president of the Northumberland and Durham Miners' Approved Society.[1]
Warne was a supporter of the Labour Party, and was elected to Ashington Urban District Council in 1907, chairing it from 1919 to 1921. In 1919, he was also elected to Northumberland County Council.[1] At the 1922 general election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Wansbeck constituency in Northumberland, which had previously been held by a Liberal. He was re-elected at the 1923 and 1924 general elections, and died in office in 1928, aged 47.
At the resulting by-election, George Shield held the seat for Labour.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 368. 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 [self-published source] [better source needed]
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