About James Haworth
Lived 1896 – 1976 (aged 79–80). James Haworth was a British politician.
James Haworth (1896 – 16 December 1976) was a British Labour politician.
He was a railwayman living in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, and active in the Railway Clerks Association. Refused recognition as a conscientious objector in the First World War, he was in Preston Prison (along with Sydney Silverman), and then went to Princetown Work Centre in the erstwhile Dartmoor Prison.
In the 1945 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton.
Haworth failed to return to the House of Commons, standing unsuccessfully for Liverpool Walton in the 1950 general election. He was defeated again standing for Chelmsford in the 1951 general election, and for Bolton West in the 1955 general election.
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Who was James Haworth?
British politician (1896-1976)
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James Haworth was born in 1896.
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James Haworth died on 16 December 1976.
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James Haworth was a politician.
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