George Sinkinson

George Sinkinson (25 November 1874 – 14 January 1939) was a Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwick and Haddington.^[1]

Born in Kendal, Sinkinson later relocated to Edinburgh. He served on Edinburgh Trades Council, and was also active in the Independent Labour Party, chairing its East of Scotland federation.^[2]

Sinkinson was elected at the general election of 1929, but lost his seat in the National Government landslide of 1931.

References[]

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
^ Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 330. ISBN 0855273259.

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Sinkinson

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Chichester Crookshank	Member of Parliament for Berwick and Haddington 1929–1931	Succeeded by John McEwen

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[rayment-1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)

[stenton-2] Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 330. ISBN 0855273259.

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