Ivor Owen Thomas
Ivor Owen Thomas | |
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Member of Parliament for The Wrekin | |
In office 5 July 1945 – 6 May 1955 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Colegate |
Succeeded by | William Yates |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 December 1898 |
Died | 11 January 1982 | (aged 83)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Ivor Owen Thomas (5 December 1898 – 11 January 1982)[1] was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician.
Thomas was the son of Benjamin L. Thomas from Briton Ferry in South Wales.[2] He was educated at Vernon Place School in Briton Ferry. He was employed as a
Thomas was a Labour Party councillor on
He then returned to work at the NUR headquarters until 1958, and worked for British Rail at London Waterloo station from 1960 to 1965.
There is a road named after him in the village of St Georges, situated in Telford (formerly the Wrekin constituency). (Ivor Thomas Road, St George's, Telford, TF2 9EZ, q.v., Google Maps)
Personal life
In 1929, Thomas married Beatrice Davis, daughter of William Davis.[3] They had one daughter.[3]
Beatrice died in 1978, and Thomas died in 1982, aged 83.[3]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- ^ ISBN 0-85527-335-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Obituary: Mr Ivor Owen Thomas". The Times. London. 16 January 1982. p. 8, col F. Retrieved 10 February 2011. (subscription required)
- ^ Arthur Horner: Incorrigible Rebel, Macgibbon & Kee, 1960, p 35
- ^ "No. 37238". The London Gazette. 24 August 1945. p. 4294.
- ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ "No. 38851". The London Gazette. 28 February 1950. p. 1040.
- ^ "No. 39372". The London Gazette. 30 October 1951. p. 5664.