Samuel Finney
Samuel Finney (1857 – 14 April 1935) Labour Party politician United Kingdom.
He first stood for parliament defending a Labour seat at Hanley in 1912, but came third, losing the seat to the Liberal candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert Leonard Outhwaite | 6,647 | 46.4 | ||
| Conservative | George Herman Rittner | 5,993 | 41.8 | ||
| Labour | Samuel Finney | 1,694 | 11.8 | ||
| Majority | 654 | 4.6 | |||
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Staffordshire at a by-election in 1916, following the death of Labour MP Albert Stanley.
When that constituency was abolished at the 1918 general election, he was returned to Parliament for the new Burslem constituency. He did not contest the 1922 general election, when Andrew MacLaren held the seat for the Labour Party. He had four daughters: the son of the eldest went on to become Baron Phillips of Ellesmere, David Chilton Phillips; the youngest son of the youngest daughter is Stephen R.L. Clark.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Samuel Finney
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Albert Stanley |
Member of Parliament for North West Staffordshire 1916–1918 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Burslem 1918–1922 |
Succeeded by Andrew MacLaren |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded by Margaret Bondfield and Frederick Hall |
Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1919 With: Margaret Bondfield |
Succeeded by Jack Jones and J. W. Ogden |