William Allitt
British politician and trade unionist
About William Allitt
Lived 1896 – 1972 (aged 75–76).
John William Allitt (2 April 1896 – 15 December 1972), known as William Allitt, was a British politician and trade unionist.
Born in Leadenham in Lincolnshire, Allitt's father was a farm worker. He moved to Derbyshire to work for the Burton Co-operative Society, becoming a shop manager. He also joined the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers, becoming president of its Burton on Trent branch. In 1929, he was elected to Swadlincote Urban District Council (UDC), representing the Labour Party.
At the 1935 UK general election, Allitt stood in Nottingham Central as a joint Labour-Co-operative Party candidate. He took 35.3% of the vote and second place.
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British politician and trade unionist
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William Allitt was born in 1896.
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William Allitt died in 1972.
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