George Willey
(Octavius) George Willey CBE (12 January 1886 – 12 July 1952)[2] was a Labour Party politician in England. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 until his death.
O.G. Willey | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Cleveland | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 12 July 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Bower |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Octavius George Willey 12 January 1886 |
| Died | 12 July 1952 (aged 66) London [1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Early career
Willey was responsible for running Teesside's Air Raid Precautions service during the Second World War. [3] A trade unionist and campaigner, Willey first stood for Parliament at the 1923 general election in the Skipton constituency, but did not win a seat. He was unsuccessful again in Skipton at the 1924 election, and also in Birmingham West at the 1931 and 1935 general elections.[4]
Political career
Willey finally won a seat in the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election when he was elected for Cleveland; a seat which had only once before elected a Labour MP (in 1929).[4] Willey had been one of ten official candidates selected by the National Union of General and Municipal Workers (NUGMW), alongside Tom Williamson and others; all ten were elected.[5]
He was re-elected in 1950 and 1951, and was awarded a CBE for political and public services.[6] He died in office in 1952, aged 66.[2]
References
- "The Royal Gazette". Bermuda. 14 July 1952.
- "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "c" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Vickers, Anthony (18 March 2006). "The Evening Gazette". Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Callow, John (December 2021). GMB @ Work - 1889 - 2012 The Story Behind the Union. Mitchell Evand Books and GMB. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-901268-61-4.
- CBE:"No. 39104". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1950. pp. 1–34.