David Adams (Labour politician)
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David Adams (27 June 1871 – 16 August 1943) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
At the 1918 general election, he was an unsuccessful candiadte in the new Newcastle upon Tyne West constituency, losing to the Liberal Party cabinet minister Edward Shortt. Shortt stood down at the 1922 general election, and Adams won the seat with a majority of only 156, over the National Liberal candidate Cecil Ramage. At the 1923 election Ramage took the seat with a majority of over 3,500.
Adams unsuccessfully contested City of York at the 1924 general election, and Barrow-in-Furness at the 1924 general election. He returned to the House of Commons at the 1935 general election, as Member of Parliament for Consett in County Durham. He died in office in 1943, aged 72.
[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.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Shortt |
Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West 1922–1923 |
Succeeded by Cecil Ramage |
| Preceded by John Purcell Dickie |
Member of Parliament for Consett 1935–1943 |
Succeeded by James Edward Glanville |
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