Meredith Titterington

Meredith Farrer Titterington (1886 – 28 October 1949) was a British Labour Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford South at the 1945 general election, but died in office in 1949, aged 63.

Aged eleven he started work in a dyeworks but went to night school and, in 1909, won a scholarship to Ruskin College, Oxford. Upon completing his studies he worked for the trade union the "Amalgamated Society of Stuff and Woollen Warehousemen" and in 1915 became their General Secretary. During the war period 1914 - 1918 he was on the Wool Council.^[1]

In 1919 he was elected to Bradford City Council, becoming an alderman in 1929 and Lord Mayor in 1939.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The Times "Obituaries: M F Titterington MP" 29 Oct 1949; pg7.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Meredith Titterington

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Herbert Holdsworth	Member of Parliament for Bradford South 1945–1949	Succeeded by George Craddock

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Name	Titterington, Meredith Farrer
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Date of birth	1886
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Date of death	28 October 1949
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