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  Jowitt, William
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NameWilliam Jowitt
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Born April 15, 1885
Died August 16, 1957 (72 years)
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Jun 25, 2012 03:59pm
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InfoMember of Parliament for The Hartlepools 1922-1924, for Preston 1929-1931, for Ashton-under-Lyne 1939-1945. Raised to the peerage as the Earl Jowitt in 1945. Initially a Liberal, he joined the Labour Party in 1929, before joining the breakaway National Labour Party in 1931. He rejoined Labour in 1939.

Attorney General for England and Wales 1929-1932, Solicitor General for England and Wales 1940-1942, Paymaster General 1942, Lord Chancellor 1945-1951. Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords 1952-1955.


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  07/27/1945 Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  07/05/1945 UK Parliament - Ashton-under-Lyne Won 56.38% (+12.76%)
  10/28/1939 UK Parliament - Ashton-under-Lyne - By-election Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/29/1924 UK Parliament - The Hartlepools Lost 40.82% (-8.71%)
  12/06/1923 UK Parliament - The Hartlepools Won 46.45% (+0.39%)
  11/15/1922 UK Parliament - The Hartlepools Won 50.79% (+1.58%)
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