Michael Cliffe
Michael Cliffe | |
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Member of Parliament for Shoreditch and Finsbury | |
In office 27 November 1958 – 9 August 1964 | |
Preceded by | Victor Collins |
Succeeded by | Ronald Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | Myer Cliffe 6 March 1903 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 9 August 1964 Smithfield, City of London, England | (aged 61)
Political party | Labour |
Michael Cliffe (6 March 1903 – 9 August 1964) was a British clothing industry worker and politician, who was a Member of Parliament in inner London for six years.
Working life
Cliffe, was born in Sheffield and went to Holliscroft School, leaving to go into the clothing industry as a tailor's presser. He was active in the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers and was elected to the Union's National Executive. He moved to London to live in Finsbury where he became active in local politics as a member of the Labour Party; in 1949 he was elected to Finsbury Borough Council from West Finsbury ward, at the top of the poll in a six-member ward. On the last day of 1952 he formally adopted the first name 'Michael' by deed poll.[1]
Municipal experience
After local ward boundary changes, Cliffe was elected in Central ward from 1953, but then was elected an Alderman (his wife Sophia, née Whitesman, followed him onto the council); he remained an Alderman until his death. He was chairman of the Housing Committee, and when the building work was completed he was allocated a flat in the Golden Lane Estate. He was chosen as Mayor of Finsbury for the year 1956-1957 and was then Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee (the unofficial Leader of the Council).
Byelection
As Chairman of Shoreditch and Finsbury
Parliamentary life
A quiet and rare speaker in the
When tension grew over the
References
- M. Stenton and S. Lees, "Who's Who of British MPs" Vol. IV (Harvester Press, 1981)
- Obituary, The Times, 10 August 1964
- Who Was Who, A&C Black
- ^ "No. 39751". The London Gazette. 13 January 1953. p. 311.