About John William Sunderland
Lived 1896 – 1945 (aged 49). John William Sunderland was a British politician.
John William Sunderland (16 February 1896 – 24 November 1945) was an English Labour Party politician.
After serving in the First World War, Sunderland became secretary of the Todmorden Weavers Association, and a member of Lancashire County Council, serving as group leader.
He was elected, alongside his Labour colleague Samuel Segal, as member of parliament for Preston at the July 1945 general election, defeating Randolph Churchill and Edward Cobb, but four months later he died suddenly at Barrow, near Whalley, Lancashire, while visiting a children's school, aged 49.
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British politician (1896-1945)
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John William Sunderland was born on 16 February 1896.
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John William Sunderland died on 24 November 1945.
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