Walton Newbold | |
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![]() Shapurji Saklatvala (left) with Walton Newbold | |
Born | John Turner Walton Newbold 8 May 1888 Culcheth, Lancashire, England |
Died | 20 February 1943 |
Education | Buxton College, University of Manchester |
Known for | First Communist Party of Great Britain MP WWI Conscientious objector |
John Turner Walton Newbold (8 May 1888 – 20 February 1943), generally known as Walton Newbold, was the first of the four Communist Party of Great Britain members to be elected as MPs in the United Kingdom.