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British wadding and wool merchant and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Henry Flanagan (8 April 1871 – 21 June 1944)[1] was a British wadding and wool merchant and a Conservative and Unionist Party politician. He was the member of parliament (MP) for Manchester Clayton twice, from 1922 to 1923 and from 1931 to 1935.
William Henry Flanagan | |
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Member of Parliament for Manchester Clayton | |
In office 15 November 1922 – 6 December 1923 | |
Preceded by | John Edward Sutton |
Succeeded by | John Edward Sutton |
In office 27 October 1931 – 14 November 1935 | |
Preceded by | John Edward Sutton |
Succeeded by | John Jagger |
Personal details | |
Born | Manchester, Lancashire, England | 8 April 1871
Died | 21 June 1944 73) Fylde, Lancashire, England | (aged
Political party | Conservative and Unionist Party |
Spouse | Lilian Mary Flanagan (nee Ashley) |
Children | Reginald William Ashley Flanagan Kathleen Flanagan Lilian Myra Flanagan |
Occupation | Wadding and wool merchant |
Flanagan was born in Manchester on 8 April 1871, the son of Willian and Emma Flanagan.[1][2] His father was a wadding manufacturer[2] and Flanagan, who started as an apprentice, followed his father into the wadding business. He married Lilian Mary Ashley in 1899.[3]
On 15 January 1922 Edward Hopkinson, Member of Parliament for Manchester Clayton, died and Flanagan was adopted as Coalition Unionist candidate for the resulting by-election.[4] Flanagan is described as the managing director of the Imperial Patent Wadding Company Limited.[4]
Flanagan was beaten in the by-election by John Edward Sutton, a trade union official and Labour candidate.[5] Flanagan had 11,038 votes to Sutton's 14,662.[5] Within a few months, on 15 November 1922, a general election was called and this time Flanagan beat Sutton and was elected as member of parliament for Manchester Clayton.[6] In December 1923, a further general election was held resulting in a win for Sutton.[6]
It was not until the 1931 general election that Flanagan won the seat again and return to Parliament.[6] He held the seat until the 1935 general election when he decided not stand because of ill-health.[7]
Flanagan died on 21 June 1944.[1]
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