William Brown (UK politician)
- William Brown (UK politician)
William John Brown (13 September 1894 – 3 October 1960) was a British politician and Member of Parliament (MP).
He was first elected to the House of Commons at the 1929 general election as a Labour MP for Wolverhampton West but lost his seat at the 1931 general election
He returned to Parliament at a wartime by-election in 1942. David Margesson the Conservative MP for Rugby and Secretary of State for War had been dismissed from his ministerial job after the loss of Singapore to the Japanese, but was ennobled as Viscount Margesson. The major parties had an agreement not to contest by-elections in seats held by any of their members, but Brown stood as an independent candidate in the Rugby by-election on 29 April, and was returned as the independent MP for Rugby.
Brown subsequently rejoined the Labour Party, and was re-elected at the 1945 general election as a Labour MP. However, at the 1950 general election, he stood again as an independent , but came third with 20% of the vote. The seat was retained for Labour by James Johnson. [ [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge50/i17.htm Not updated: UK General Election results: February 1950 ] ]
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