John Beckett (politician)

John Beckett
Beckett in 1929
Member of Parliament
for Gateshead
In office
29 October 1924 – 10 May 1929
Preceded byJohn Purcell Dickie
Succeeded byJames Melville
Member of Parliament
for Peckham
In office
30 May 1929 – 7 October 1931
Preceded byHugh Dalton
Succeeded byViscount Borodale
Personal details
Born
John Warburton Beckett

11 October 1894
London, England
Died28 December 1964 (aged 70)
London, England
Political partyIndependent Labour Party, British Union of Fascists, National Socialist League, British People's Party
ChildrenFrancis Beckett, Clare Beckett-Wrighton.
Occupationsoldier, politician

John Warburton Beckett (11 October 1894 – 28 December 1964) was a British politician who was a Labour Party MP from 1924 to 1931. During the 1930s, he joined the fascist movement, first in the British Union of Fascists and later as a founder of the National Socialist League and British People's Party. During World War II, he was interned in Britain.