About Fielding West
Lived 1892 – 1935 (aged 42). Fielding West was a British politician.
Fielding Reginald West (November 1892 – 6 October 1935) was a British Labour Party politician.
Early life West was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Following elementary education at the age of 12, he initially worked in a coal mine before becoming a clerk in a Bradford textile factory. During the First World War he was a clerk in the Army Pay Corps. In 1916 he married Lily Noble and had one son.
MP for Hammersmith North In March 1934 the Conservative MP for Hammersmith North died. West was chosen to contest the resulting by-election for the Labour Party. In a three-cornered contest with Conservative and Communist opponents, West was elected with a majority of 3,516 votes.
Fielding West died while in office of cancer at Hammersmith Hospital in October 1935.
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Who was Fielding West?
Member of Parliament (1892-1935)
When was Fielding West born?
Fielding West was born on 1 November 1892 in Huddersfield.
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Fielding West died on 6 October 1935.
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Fielding West was a politician.
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Fielding West was British.
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