Samuel Finney
Samuel Finney (1857 – 14 April 1935) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Life and career
Born at
Finney was a supporter of the Labour Party, and was elected to Burslem Town Council in 1903, and then to Stoke-on-Trent County Borough Council from its establishment.[1]
Finney 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 | R. L. 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
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
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