Alfred Short
Alfred Short (1882 – 24 August 1938, London) was a British trades unionist and Labour politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Wednesbury from 1918 to 1931, and for Doncaster from 1935 until 1938.
Alfred Short began his working life apprenticed to a boiler-maker at 5s. a week. He rose to become Secretary of the Sheffield Branch of the Boiler-Makers' Society from 1911 to 1919, and serve on Sheffield City Council from 1913 to 1919.[1] He was also Secretary of the National Union of Docks, Wharves and Shipping Staffs.[2] Elected an MP in 1918, Short continued other political activity: in 1922 he was chairman of the Management Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions, and he was called to the Bar from Gray's Inn in 1923. He was Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1929 to 1931. From 1931 to 1935, when he was out of the House of Commons, he worked for the Transport and General Workers' Union.[1]
References
- 'Mr. A Short, M.P.', The Times, 25 August 1938
- Debrett's House of Commons, 1922, p. 146
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alfred Short
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Norton-Griffiths |
Member of Parliament for Wednesbury 1918–1931 |
Succeeded by Viscount Ednam |
| Preceded by Hugh Molson |
Member of Parliament for Doncaster 1935–1938 |
Succeeded by John Morgan |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Vivian Henderson |
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Hon. Oliver Stanley |
| Trade union offices | ||
| Preceded by Charles Ammon |
General Secretary of the National Union of Docks, Wharves and Shipping Staffs 1919 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Position abolished |
| Preceded by New position |
National Secretary (Administrative, Clerical and Supervisory) of the Transport and General Workers' Union 1922–1923 |
Succeeded by Arthur Creech-Jones |
| Preceded by Thomas Mallalieu |
Chairman of the General Federation of Trade Unions 1922 – 1924 |
Succeeded by Frederick W. Birchenough |
| Preceded by R. Goaley |
National Secretary (Administrative, Clerical and Supervisory) of the Transport and General Workers' Union 1931–1935 |
Succeeded by C. E. Ackroyd |