About James Wignall
Lived 1856 – 1925 (aged 68). James Wignall was a British politician.
James Wignall (21 July 1856 – 10 June 1925) was a British Labour Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons for seven years from 1918 to 1925.
In 1893 Wignall was appointed Secretary of the Swansea branches of the Dockers' Union and between 1905 and 1908 he was President of the union.
Wignall was first elected at the 1918 general election as the member of parliament (MP) for the Forest of Dean division of Gloucestershire, defeating the sitting Liberal Party MP Sir Henry Webb, Bt. He was re-elected three times, in 1922, 1923 and 1924, and held the seat until his death in June 1925, aged 68.
On 10 June 1925, Wignall collapsed in the corridors of the House of Commons and was taken to hospital, where he died the same day aged 68.
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Who was James Wignall?
British Labour Party politician
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James Wignall was born on 21 July 1856.
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James Wignall died on 10 June 1925.
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