Benjamin Riley

Mr Benjamin Riley

Rush ID: 5582

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Details

Born:
c. 1 January 1866
Died:
6 January 1946
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Bookbinder
Election occupation:
Bookbinder
Parentage:
Samuel Riley, stonemason
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Parliamentary Private Secretary
Who's Who volume:
3
Education level:
Elementary

References

Rush ID:
5582
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q4886356
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. RILEY, Benjamin (1866-1946)

Constituencies

  1. Dewsbury

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1935
    Date of election: 14 November 1935
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1945
    Date of exit: 5 July 1945
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Area
    Notes: None

  2. Dewsbury

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1924
    Date of election: 29 October 1924
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: Independent Labour Party
    Constituency connection: Area
    Notes: None

  3. Dewsbury

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: 15 November 1922
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1923
    Date of exit: 6 December 1923
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: Independent Labour Party
    Constituency connection: Area
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Dewsbury

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1929

    to Noel Buxton, as Minister of Agriculture

Schools

  1. Unknown (Elementary)

Marriages

  1. Rushworth, Lucy

Parties

  1. Labour Member

  2. Independent Labour Party Member

Local governments

  1. Huddersfield Borough Council

    Councillor

    1904-1911