Ernest Fernyhough

The Right Honourable
Ernest Fernyhough
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office
1964–1967
Leader Harold Wilson
Preceded by Harold Davies
Succeeded by Edward du Cann
Member of Parliament for Jarrow
In office
7 May 1947 – 3 May 1979
Preceded by Ellen Wilkinson
Succeeded by Don Dixon
Personal details
Born (1908-12-24)24 December 1908
Wood Lane, Staffordshire[1]
Died 16 August 1993(1993-08-16) (aged 84)
Chester, Cheshire
Nationality British
Political party Labour
Spouse(s)
Ethel Edwards
(m. 1934; d. 1977)
Children 3

Ernest Fernyhough (24 December 1908 – 16 August 1993) was a British Labour Party politician.

Political career

Fernyhough worked for the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers from 1936 to 1947.[2][1]

In 1947, Fernyhough was elected Member of Parliament for the Labour stronghold of Jarrow in a by-election caused by the death of Ellen Wilkinson - and held the seat until he retired in 1979.[3]

Fernyhough was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Harold Wilson from 1964 and a junior minister for Employment and Productivity from 1967 to 1969. He was also a member of the Council of Europe from 1970 to 1973.[2]

Personal life

In 1934, Fernyhough married Ethel Edwards, and the couple had two sons and a daughter.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
  2. 1 2 3 Dalyell, Tam (19 August 1993). "Obituary: Ernest Fernyhough". The Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 345. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ellen Wilkinson		 Member of Parliament for Jarrow
1947 – 1979		 Succeeded by
Don Dixon


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