George Harry Hirst

George Harry Hirst
Hirst in 1923
Member of Parliament
for Wentworth
In office
14 December 1918 – 13 November 1933
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byWilfred Paling
Personal details
BornGeorge Henry Hirst
(1879-05-17)17 May 1879
Elsecar, England
Died13 November 1933(1933-11-13) (aged 54)
Darfield, South Yorkshire, England
Children16

George Henry Hirst (17 May 1879 – 13 November 1933) was a British politician and jurist.

Born in Elsecar, Hirst became a miner and, later, a checkweighman at the Dearne Valley Colliery. He joined the Yorkshire Miners' Association, and served on its council. He joined the Labour Party, and was elected to Darfield Urban District Council, becoming its chair, and also served as a magistrate.[1]

At the 1918 UK general election, Hirst was as Member of Parliament for the new constituency of Wentworth.[2] He held the seat until his death in Darfield, South Yorkshire, aged 54, in 1933.[1]

Hirst married twice and had 16 children, 12 by his second wife.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 166. ISBN 0855273259.
  2. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons, 1922, p. 80
  3. ↑ 'Mr G. H. Hirst, M.P.', The Times, 14 November 1933
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