James Melville (Labour politician)
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Sir James Benjamin Melville (20 April 1885 – 1 May 1931) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected at the 1929 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Gateshead, a Labour Party safe seat where he won over 50% of the votes. However, he died in office in 1931, aged 46. At the resulting Gateshead by-election on 8 June, Herbert Evans held the seat for Labour, but died in office on 7 October, the day when Parliament was dissolved for the 1931 general election.
In Ramsay MacDonald's Second Labour Government, he was Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1929 to 1930.
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Beckett |
Member of Parliament for Gateshead 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Herbert Evans |
| Legal Offices | ||
| Preceded by Frank Merriman |
Solicitor General for England and Wales 1929–1930 |
Succeeded by Stafford Cripps |
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