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British Congregational lay preacher and politician For the British businessman and shipowner, see Alfred Allen Booth.

Alfred Booth
Mayor of Bolton
In office
1941–1942
Preceded byWalter Wharton Tong
Succeeded byJames Bleakley
Member of Parliament
for Bolton East
In office
23 February 1950 – 25 October 1951
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byPhilip Bell
Personal details
Born(1893-02-24)24 February 1893
Died19 December 1965(1965-12-19) (aged 72)
Political partyLabour
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
ServiceBritish Army
Years of service1914–1918
UnitLancashire Fusiliers

Alfred Booth (24 February 1893 – 19 December 1965) was a British Congregational lay preacher and politician.

Booth served with the Lancashire Fusiliers during World War I. In 1933, he was elected to Bolton Borough Council, and he was Mayor of Bolton in 1941–42. He was also vice-president of the Cremation Society, and chair of the Bolton National Savings Committee.

Booth was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton East in 1950, but lost the seat in 1951, and failed to retake it in 1955.

References

  1. ^ "BOOTH, Alderman Alfred". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  2. ^ Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. IV. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 32.
  3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for Bolton East
1950 – 1951 		Succeeded byPhilip Bell


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