Wesley Perrins
Wesley Perrins, MBE (21 September 1905 – 12 January 1990)[1] was an English trade unionist and Labour Party politician from Stourbridge. He had a long career in local government in Worcestershire, and sat in the House of Commons from 1945 to 1950.
Early life
Perrins was the son of Councillor Amos Perrins of Stourbridge.
He was elected at the 1945 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Yardley,[3] defeating the sitting Conservative MP Sir Edward Salt.[4] Perrins served only five years in Westminster, and retired from the Parliament at the 1950 general election.[2]
He was awarded the
Family
In July 1932, Perrins married Mary Evans, the daughter of Charles Evans.[2] They had 2 children Inga (8 March 1935) and Bryn (18 January 1944) who both pursued successful careers in higher education.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
- ^ ISBN 0-85527-335-6.
- ^ "No. 37238". The London Gazette. 24 August 1945. p. 4289.
- ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ a b "No. 39421". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1951. p. 21.