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Guy Rowson

1883 – 1937

British politician

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Lived 1883 – 1937 (aged 53–54). Guy Rowson was a British politician.

Guy Rowson (1883 - 16 November 1937) was a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Farnworth in Lancashire. He was elected in 1929, defeated in 1931, and re-elected in 1935, until his death in 1937. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Labour leader of the opposition, Clement Attlee. In 1936, he was responsible for the introduction of the Annual Holiday Bill, which regulated holiday pay for workers.

Mining Rowson became a coal miner at age 12. In 1923, he became a Miners' Agent in the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation.

Quotes In his memoires, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee wrote: "I appointed a Lancashire miner, Guy Rowson, as my Parliamentary Private Secretary, but his early death cut short a promising career."

Personal Born in 1883 in Ellenbrook, near Worsley in Lancashire, he was the son of a coal miner, Joseph Rowson and his wife Mary.

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1883
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Member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Who was Guy Rowson?

British politician (1883-1937)

When was Guy Rowson born?

Guy Rowson was born in 1883.

When did Guy Rowson die?

Guy Rowson died on 16 November 1937.

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Guy Rowson was a politician.

What nationality was Guy Rowson?

Guy Rowson was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Guy Rowson

· Wikidata: Q5622570

· DBpedia: Guy Rowson

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