William Adamson (Cannock MP)

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

^ ^a ^b "Members after 1832". membersafter1832.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ Silvester, Christopher (1996). The Literary Companion to Parliament. Sinclair-Stevenson. p. 521. ISBN 978-1-85619-460-0. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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)
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^ 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.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Parker	Member of Parliament for Cannock 1922–1931	Succeeded by Sarah Ward
Preceded by Sarah Ward	Member of Parliament for Cannock 1935–1945	Succeeded by Jennie Lee

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