About George Henry Walker
Lived 1874 – 1954 (aged 79–80). George Henry Walker was a British politician.
George Henry Walker (1874 – 24 January 1954) was a British Labour Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Rossendale from 1945 to 1950.
Overview Walker unsuccessfully contested Blackburn at the 1935 general election. He was elected at the 1945 general election as MP for Rossendale, at the age of 70, becoming one of only a handful of first-time MPs in their seventies. There is some possibility that he was the oldest ever first-time MP elected at a general election, but there is some uncertainty about his exact date of birth and that of a few other elderly MPs.
Walker did not stand again at the 1950 general election, when the Rossendale seat was held for Labour by Anthony Greenwood.
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Who was George Henry Walker?
British politician (1874-1954)
When was George Henry Walker born?
George Henry Walker was born in 1874.
When did George Henry Walker die?
George Henry Walker died on 24 January 1954.
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George Henry Walker was a politician.
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George Henry Walker was British.
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· Wikipedia: George Henry Walker
· DBpedia: George Walker (MP for Rossendale)
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