William Leonard (14 February 1887 – 14 October 1969) was a Labour and Co-operative politician in Scotland. He served as the member of parliament for Glasgow St. Rollox from 1931 to 1950.
The St. Rollox constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election. He contested the new Glasgow Woodside constituency, where he lost by 1,109 votes to the Unionist Party candidate. He did not stand in 1951.
References
- "UK General Election results February 1950". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- "UK General Election results October 1951". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
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| Preceded byTom Wilson | President of the Scottish Trades Union Congress 1925 |
Succeeded byJoseph Forbes Duncan |
| Preceded byCharles Gallie | President of the Scottish Trades Union Congress 1932 |
Succeeded byJames Crawford |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded byJames Stewart | Member of Parliament for Glasgow St. Rollox 1931–1950 |
Constituency abolished |
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- 1887 births
- 1969 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies
- UK MPs 1929–1931
- UK MPs 1931–1935
- UK MPs 1935–1945
- UK MPs 1945–1950
- Labour Co-operative MPs for Scottish constituencies
- Ministers in the Attlee governments, 1945–1951
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