George Shield

George William Shield (24 March 1876 – 1 December 1935) was a British Labour Party politician.

Born in Coanwood in Northumberland, Shield became a coal miner before winning election as a checkweighman. A supporter of the Labour Party, he was elected to Northumberland County Council, and also served as a magistrate.[1]

At the 1922 election, he stood unsuccessfully in the Conservative-held Hexham constituency in Northumberland, coming third with 24% of the votes.

Shield did not stand again until 1929, when he was elected as Member of Parliament for the Wansbeck constituency at a by-election on 13th February, and returned at the 1929 election.

He was defeated at the 1931 election by the Conservative candidate Bernard Cruddas, and did not stand again.

References

  • Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Henry Warne		 Member of Parliament for Wansbeck
1929–1931		 Succeeded by
Bernard Cruddas


  1. ↑ Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. pp. 325&ndash, 326. ISBN 0855273259.
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