Thomas_Griffiths_(politician)

Thomas Griffiths (politician)

Thomas Griffiths (politician)

British politician

Thomas Griffiths (1867–1955) was a Welsh trade union official and Labour Party politician, he was a Member of Parliament for Pontypool from 1918 to 1935.[1]

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Early life

Griffiths was born in 1867 in Neath, Wales and was educated at the Melyn Voluntary School.[1] In 1899 at the age of 32 Griffiths became a student at the newly opened Ruskin College in Oxford, England.[1] In his home town he worked in the local steel industry and also served on Neath Town Council.[1]

Politics

He was appointed a Divisional Officer of Iron and Steel Trades Confederation and in the 1918 General Election he became the Member of Parliament for Neath.[1] Between 1919 and 1925 he was a Labour Party Whip and in 1924 he briefly became the Treasure of the King's Household.[1]

Private life

He married Mary Elizabeth Morgan in 1891 and they had a son and a daughter, he died aged 87 in Oxford, England on 4 February 1955.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Mr. T. Griffiths Former Labour M.P. For Pontypool". Obituary. The Times. No. 53160. London. 8 February 1955. col D, p. 10.
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