George Ridley (Labour politician)

George Ridley (29 November 1886 – 4 January 1944)^[1] was a Labour Party politician in England.

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clay Cross at a by-election in September 1936, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Alfred Holland at the age of 36.^[2] Like his predecessor, Ridley did not live until the next general election but died in January 1944 at 57. At the time of his death he was the Chairman of the National Executive of the Labour Party. He was survived by his wife, Ethel, and his children, Philip and Betty.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 320. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Ridley

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alfred Holland	Member of Parliament for Clay Cross 1936 – 1944	Succeeded by Harold Neal
Party political offices
Preceded by Alfred Dobbs	Chair of the Labour Party 1943–1944	Succeeded by Ellen Wilkinson

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[rayment-1] "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[craig1918-1949-2] Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 320. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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