Samuel Viant
Samuel Phillip Viant JP MP (5 January 1882 – 19 May 1964) was a British Labour Party politician.
Born in
Trades Council. At the 1918 general election, he stood unsuccessfully for the Labour Party in Willesden West.[3]
Viant was finally elected to Willesden Council in 1919, and was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Willesden West at the 1923 general election. He held the seat in 1924 and 1929,[3] and was appointed Assistant Postmaster-General.[1] He lost his seat in 1931, but retook it in 1935, then held it until his retirement in 1959.[3] Viant also served as Chairman of Parliamentary Select Committee on public petitions.[2] In 1960–1, he served as Mayor of Willesden.[1]
Viant was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1948 Birthday Honours.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Who's who of British Members of Parliament: 1945-1979
- ^ a b c d Bunker, Carol (1946). Who's Who in Parliament. London: St. Botolph Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 152.
- ^ a b c d e "Samuel Philip Viant", Hayes People's History
- ^ Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Trade Union Ancestors
- ^ "No. 38311". The London Gazette. 10 June 1948. p. 3374.