About Holford Knight
Lived 1877 – 1936 (aged 59). Holford Knight was a British politician.
George Wilfrid Holford Knight (23 April 1877 – 26 April 1936) was Liberal parliamentary candidate and later Labour Party then National Labour MP for Nottingham South.
Knight was educated at the University of London before becoming a barrister with Middle Temple. He was attached to the Central Criminal Court from 1911 to 1930, and then served as Recorder of West Ham from 1930 to 1937.
He first fought Wokingham in January 1910, and Bromley in 1918, both as a Liberal. He then moved to the Labour Party, contesting Hackney South twice in 1922, and Plymouth Devonport in 1924.
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Who was Holford Knight?
British politician (1877-1936)
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Holford Knight was born on 23 April 1877.
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Holford Knight died on 26 April 1936.
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