Tom Myers (politician)

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Myers in 1920

Tom Myers (15 February 1872 – 21 December 1949) was a British Labour Party politician.[1]

Born in Mirfield, Myers left school at the age of 12 and spent several years working in coal mines and factories in the West Riding of Yorkshire before taking up employment at a glass bottle works.[1][2] An early supporter of the Labour Party, he was elected to Thornhill Urban District Council in 1904. In 1910 the urban district was absorbed by the municipal borough of Dewsbury, and Myers became a member of Dewsbury Borough Council.[1]

At the

Commons, with a majority of 1,718 over Simon, and the coalition candidate trailing in a poor third place.[3] The result was seen as sensational, with The Times describing it as a "political event of great significance" with voters deserting the government candidate in "a humiliation which cannot be explained away".[4]

The coalition finally fell in 1922, with a general election called for November. Myers defended his seat against Sir John Simon, now the Liberal candidate, and W O R Holton of the Conservative Party.[5] Myers was defeated by Simon.[6] He tried unsuccessfully to regain the seat in 1923 and 1924.[2] While in 1922 Myers had only lost by 787 votes, Simon's margin of victory increased to over 1,000 in 1923 and to 4,475 in 1924, although on that occasion there was no Conservative candidate.[7]

He returned to Dewsbury Borough Council in 1935, and was the town's mayor in 1940–1941.[1] He died in Dewsbury in 1949, aged 77.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Mr Tom Myers". The Times. 22 December 1949. p. 7.
  2. ^ a b "West Riding Contests. Sir J. Simon's Fight". The Times. 23 October 1924. p. 9.
  3. ^ a b "Spen Valley's Verdict. A Blow To The Coalition, Labour Member Returned, Sir J. Simon's Big Poll". The Times. 5 January 1920. p. 13.
  4. ^ "The Parting of the Ways. Mr Lloyd-George's Two Courses". The Times. 5 January 1920. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Lord Grey At Bradford. Foreign Policy Above Party, A New Chapter". The Times. 25 October 1922. p. 12.
  6. ^ "Front Opposition Bench. Labour Party's New Status. Mr. Clynes As Leader". The Times. 18 November 1922. p. 10.
  7. ISBN 0900178-01-9
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 Member of Parliament for Spen Valley
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