William Henry Guy
William Henry Guy (1890 – 1 August 1968) was a British Labour Party politician.[1][2][3]
The son of a blacksmith, he came from a family of 21 children.[3] In 1934 he was elected as a member of London County Council, representing Poplar South.[4] He remained a member of the LCC until its abolition in 1965, latterly representing Poplar.[1][3]
In August 1942 the sitting Labour
wartime coalition government, Guy was expected to take the seat at the ensuing by-election unopposed. In the event he was opposed by the Reverend Patrick Figgis running as a "Christian Socialist". The poll took place on 13 August, with a turnout of less than 10% of the electorate and Guy secured 3,375 votes to 541 for Figgis.[5]
Guy retained the seat at the
Commons at the 1950 election, when the Poplar South constituency was abolished.[3] He became a member of Poplar Borough Council, and was mayor of Poplar in 1953.[3] He was a director of the Amalgamated Tobacco Corporation.[3]
He died in Poplar in August 1968.[3]
References
- ^ a b "GUY, William Henry". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Obituary: Mr W. H. Guy". The Times. 3 August 1968. p. 8.
- ^ "L.C.C. Election". The Times. 10 March 1934. p. 8.
- ^ "Labour Victory in South Poplar". The Times. 14 August 1942. p. 2.
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