Edward Fletcher (politician)
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Edward (Ted) Joseph Fletcher (25 February 1911 – 13 February 1983) was a British Labour Party politician.
Fletcher was educated at Fircroft College, Birmingham and was a trade union official. He served as a councillor on Newcastle City Council from 1952 and chaired the North-Eastern Association for the Arts.
Fletcher unsuccessfully contested Middlesbrough West at the 1959 general election. He was elected at the 1964 general election, he wa selected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Darlington, and held the seat until his death in 1983.
Fletcher's Labour successor in the by-election, Oswald O'Brien, was MP for just a matter of weeks before he lost to the Conservatives in the 1983 general election.
[edit] References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966, 1979 & 1983
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Preceded by: Anthony Bourne-Arton |
Member of Parliament for Darlington 1959–1983 |
Succeeded by: Oswald O'Brien |
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