George Sylvester
George Oscar Sylvester (14 September 1898 – 26 October 1961) was a Labour Party politician in England.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton in West Yorkshire at a by-election in 1947 following the resignation of the Labour MP Tom Smith.
At the 1950 general election, he was returned for the neighbouring Pontefract constituency, and held the seat until he died in office aged 63. At the 1962 Pontefract by-election held after his death, the seat was held for Labour by Joe Harper.
References[]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Sylvester
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1961 deaths
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- National Union of Mineworkers-sponsored MPs
- UK MPs 1945–1950
- UK MPs 1950–1951
- UK MPs 1951–1955
- UK MPs 1955–1959
- UK MPs 1959–1964
- Labour MP for England stubs