William Lunn
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William Lunn (1 November 1872 – 17 May 1942) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly-createded Rothwell constituency in West Yorkshire, and held the seat until he died in office in 1942, aged 69.
In 1924, Lunn served in Ramsay MacDonald's short-lived First Labour Government as Secretary for Overseas Trade, a junior miniterial post subprdinate to the President of the Board of Trade.
When the Second Labour Government took office in June 1929, Lunn was appointed as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. He was moved in December that year to the post of Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, and held that position until the formation of the National Government in August 1931.
[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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Rothwell 1918–1942 |
Succeeded by Thomas Judson Brooks |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Albert Buckley |
Secretary for Overseas Trade 1924 |
Succeeded by Arthur Samuel |
| Preceded by William Ormsby-Gore |
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1929 |
Succeeded by Drummond Shiels |
| Preceded by Arthur Ponsonby |
Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Malcolm MacDonald |
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