Tom Price (UK politician)
- Tom Price (UK politician)
Joseph Thomas "Tom" Price (9 October 1902 – 1 February 1973) was a British trades unionist and Labour Party politician.
He was born in Pendlebury, Lancashire, and was the son of William Price, a coalminer, and his wife Elizabeth. He was educated at St Peter's School, Swinton and Salford Grammar School.["Obituary: Mr Tom Price, Labour MP for Westhoughton", The Times, February 2, 1973] ]He became chief legal officer of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers in 1921, and was the secretary of both the Eccles Division Parliamentary Labour Party and the Swinton and Pendlebury Trades and Labour Council.[ ]["The Westhoughton By-Election, No Hint Of Third Candidate", The Times, June 5, 1951, p.3] He married Muriel Anna Wilcock in 1933, and they had three children.]In 1951, Rhys Davies, the Labour member of parliament for Westhoughton announced his resignation due to ill health. Price was selected as the Labour candidate for the ensuing byelection, and successfully held the seat.[ ["Government Retain Westhoughton, Mr. J. T. Price Elected", The Times June 22, 1951, p.6] He held the seat until his death in 1973 in London.]Outside of parliament, Price was a keen hill walker in the Lake District and Pennines, and was a founder member of the Youth Hostel movement.References
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