Ernest Thornton
Ernest Thornton (18 May 1905 – 5 February 1992) was a British Labour Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Farnworth in a 1952 by-election, and served until his retirement at the 1970 general election. His successor John Roper retained the seat for the Labour Party.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ernest Thornton
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by George Tomlinson | Member of Parliament for Farnworth 1952–1970 | Succeeded by |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded by James H. Holden | General Secretary of the Rochdale Weavers' Association 1929–1964 | Succeeded by R. W. Hill? |
| Preceded by Cephas Speak | Secretary of the United Textile Factory Workers' Association 1943–1953 | Succeeded by Harold Bradley |
| Preceded by Harold Bradley | President of the Amalgamated Weavers' Association 1960–1964 | Succeeded by Fred Hague |
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- 1889: Thomas Birtwistle
- 1892: James Mawdsley
- 1902: Joseph Cross
- 1925: James Bell
- 1931: Cephas Speak
- 1943: Ernest Thornton
- 1953: Harold Bradley
- 1958: James Milhench
- 1968: Joseph Richardson
- 1889: David Holmes
- 1890s: William Mullin
- 1913: William C. Robinson
- 1919: Walter Gee
- 1924: William Thomasson
- 1935: Archie Robertson
- 1953: William Roberts
- 1958: Harold Chorlton
- 1964: Jim Browning
- Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers (Hand and Machine)
- Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners (Bolton
- Oldham
- Preston)
- Amalgamated Textile Warehousemen's Association
- Amalgamated Textile Workers' Union (NW Lancs)
- Amalgamated Weavers' Association (Accrington
- Ashton
- Blackburn
- Bolton
- Burnley
- Burnley and Nelson
- Chorley
- Colne
- Darwen
- Great Harwood
- Hyde
- Manchester & Salford
- Nelson
- Oldham
- Padiham
- Preston
- Rochdale
- Rossendale)
- Cardroom Amalgamation (Bolton
- Hyde
- Northern
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- SE Lancs
- Stockport)
- General Union of Lancashire and Yorkshire Warp Dressers' Association
- General Union of Loom Overlookers
- Lancashire Amalgamated Tape Sizers' Friendly Society
- Operative Bleachers, Dyers and Finishers Association
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