About David Halstead
Lived 1861 – 1937 (aged 75–76). David Halstead was a British politician and soldier.
Major David Halstead (1861–1937) was a Conservative MP for Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency).
A long-time member of the Volunteers and Territorial Army (East Lancashire Regiment), Halstead saw action during the First World War. He was Mayor of Mayor of Haslingden in 1917, 1918, and 1919, and was a local antiquarian and historian.
He won Rossendale in 1922, but stood down in 1923.
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Who was David Halstead?
politician, died 1837
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David Halstead was born in 1861.
When did David Halstead die?
David Halstead died on 10 July 1937.
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David Halstead was a politician and soldier.
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David Halstead was British.
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