William Adamson (Cannock MP)

Adamson in December 1924.
For the Labour leader (1917–1921), see William Adamson.

William Murdoch Adamson (1 January 1881[1] – 25 October 1945[1]) was a British Labour politician.

He was a National Officer of the Transport and General Workers' Union.[2][3] In 1902 he married Jennie Johnston, later Member of Parliament for Dartford and Bexley.[4][5]

He was Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Cannock, in Staffordshire from 1922 to 1931 and from 1935 to 1945.[6] He served in government as a Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury from 1941 to 1944.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Members after 1832". membersafter1832.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ Silvester, Christopher (1996). The Literary Companion to Parliament. Sinclair-Stevenson. p. 521. ISBN 978-1-85619-460-0. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ Stenton, Michael (1976). Who's who of British Members of Parliament: 1919-1945. Harvester Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-391-00768-0. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ Addison, Henry Robert; Oakes, Charles Henry; Lawson, William John; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton (1962). Who's who. A. & C. Black. p. 18. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ Dale, Iain; Smith, Jacqui (4 September 2018). The Honourable Ladies: Volume I: Profiles of Women MPs 1918–1996. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78590-449-3. Retrieved 8 December 2024. Married to: William Murdoch Adamson (m. 1902; d. 1945)
  6. ^ "Mr William Adamson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  7. ^ Butler, David (1994). British political facts, 1900-1994. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-312-12147-1. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cannock
1922–1931 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cannock
1935–1945 		Succeeded by


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