William Mackinder

[1] William Mackinder (28 April 1880 – 8 September 1930)[2] was a British Labour Party politician.

At the 1923 general election Mackinder was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley in the West Riding of Yorkshire,[3] winning the seat from the Liberal Party on his second attempt, after unsuccessfully contesting the seat in 1922.[3] He was re-elected in 1924 and 1929, and had held the seat for seven years when he died at the age of 50 in September 1930.[2] The resulting by-election for his seat was won by the Conservative Party candidate, James Lockwood.

Mackinder is also the author of the 1927 novel Bone Street, describing the upbringing and working life of a young working-class man in the Industrial Northern England of the 1920s.

References

Mackinder, W. (1927). Bone Street. London: H Jenkins Ltd.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 525. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Mackinder

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Norman Rae	Member of Parliament for Shipley 1923 – 1930	Succeeded by James Lockwood

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[1] Mackinder, W. (1927). Bone Street. London: H Jenkins Ltd.

[rayment-hc-2] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)

[craig1918-1949-3] Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 525. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.