William Adamson (Cannock MP)

Adamson in December 1924.

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

British politician

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

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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.

## External links

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* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Adamson
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

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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