Vernon Hartshorn

Hartshorn

Vernon Hartshorn (16 March 1872 – 13 March 1931) was a Welsh trade unionist and Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1918 until his death.[1]

Hartshorn was President of the South Wales Miners' Federation, and a member of the National Executive of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain.[2]

He was elected as Member of Parliament for Ogmore at the 1918 general election.[3] He served as Postmaster-General in 1924, made a Privy Counsellor the same year, and became a member of the Simon Commission. In 1930, he was appointed Lord Privy Seal, serving until his death on 13 March 1931.

  1. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "O"". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 153. ISBN 0855273259.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.