Frank Walter Goldstone

Sir Frank Walter Goldstone
Sunderland
In office
1910–1918
Preceded by James Knott
Succeeded by Ralph Milbanke Hudson
Personal details
Born 7 December 1870
Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, England
Died 25 December 1955 (aged 85)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Political party Labour
Alma mater Borough Road Training College
Occupation Teacher

Sir Frank Walter Goldstone (7 December 1870 25 December 1955) was a British teacher, trade unionist and politician.

Biography

Goldstone was born in Bishopwearmouth, County Durham (now Sunderland) on 7 December 1870. The third son of a stained-glass artist, he attended Borough Road Traininge College, Isleworth after completing education at Diamond Hall in Millfield.

From 1891 to 1910, Goldstone was an assistant master at Bow Street school in Sheffield. In 1895, he had married Elizabeth Alice Henderson of Whittingham, Northumberland. They had two children, Elsie (born 1897) and Frank (born 1899).

A member of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), he became president of the subgroup National Federation of Class Teachers in 1902, a member of the Executive Committee of the NUT in 1902 and Chair of its Law Committee in 1904. In 1910, he stepped up his participation in the NUT, serving as Organization Secretary (1910–1918), Assistant Secretary (1918–1924) and finally General Secretary (1924–1931).

Politics

Shortly before the December 1910 election, Goldstone was chosen as the Labour candidate for Sunderland, as a late replacement for R. J. Wilson (a member of the Co-operative Society). After winning the seat, he was appointed Labour Chief Whip in 1914. He lost his seat at the 1918 election.

Later life

Goldstone was knighted by George V at Buckingham Palace on 29 June 1931, the same year he retired as General Secretary of NUT. Subsequently, he served three years as principal of a tutorial college. In 1942 his wife died in Ipswich, and Goldstone followed in the same town on 25 December 1955.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Samuel Storey
and James Knott
Member of Parliament for Sunderland
Dec. 19101918
With: Sir Hamar Greenwood, Bt.
Succeeded by
Sir Hamar Greenwood, Bt.
and Ralph Milbanke Hudson
Political offices
Preceded by
Arthur Henderson
Labour Chief Whip
19141916
Succeeded by
George Henry Roberts
Educational offices
Preceded by
John Wilson
Member of the Senate of
the University of Durham

19151921
Succeeded by
Peter Lee
Political offices
Preceded by
James Yoxall
General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers
19241931
Succeeded by
Frederick Mander