George Sylvester

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George Oscar Sylvester (14 September 1898 – 26 October 1961) was a Labour Party politician in England.

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton in West Yorkshire at a by-election in 1947 following the resignation of the Labour MP Tom Smith.

At the 1950 general election, he was returned for the neighbouring Pontefract constituency, and held the seat until he died in office aged 63. At the 1962 Pontefract by-election held after his death, the seat was held for Labour by Joe Harper.

References

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

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Sylvester

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Tom Smith	Member of Parliament for Normanton 1947–1950	Succeeded by Thomas Brooks
Preceded by Percy Gott Barstow	Member of Parliament for Pontefract 1950–1961	Succeeded by Joe Harper

Persondata
Name	Sylvester, George O
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	14 September 1898
Place of birth
Date of death	26 October 1961
Place of death

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