John William Sunderland

For other people named John Sunderland, see John Sunderland (disambiguation).

John William Sunderland (c. 1896 – 24 November 1945) was an English Labour Party politician.

After serving in the First World War, Sunderland became Secretary of the Todmorden Weavers Association, and a member of Lancashire County Council, serving as group leader.

He was elected as Member of Parliament for Preston at the July 1945 general election, defeating Randolph Churchill and Edward Cobb, but died in office only 4 months later. He died suddenly at Barrow, near Whalley, Lancashire, while visiting a children's school, aged 49.^[1]

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References

^ The Times, 26 November 1945

Sources

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John William Sunderland

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Edward Cobb and Randolph Churchill	Member of Parliament for Preston Jul. 1945–Nov. 1945 With: Samuel Segal	Succeeded by Samuel Segal and Edward Shackleton

Persondata
Name	Sunderland, John William
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1945
Place of death

John William Sunderland

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