George Tomlinson | |
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| Minister of Education | |
| In office 7 February 1947 – 26 October 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Ellen Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Florence Horsbrugh |
| Minister of Works | |
| In office August 1945 – February 1947 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Duncan Sandys |
| Succeeded by | Charles Key |
| Member of Parliament forFarnworth | |
| In office 1938–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Rowson |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Thornton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1890-03-21)21 March 1890 Rishton, Lancashire |
| Died | 22 September 1952(1952-09-22) (aged 62) Manor House Hospital, Golders Green, London |
| Party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel, née Pursell (m. 1914)[1] |
| Children | One daughter[1] |
George Tomlinson (21 March 1890 – 22 September 1952) was a BritishLabour Party politician.
George Tomlinson was born at 55 Fielding Street inRishton,Lancashire, the son of John Tomlinson, a cotton weaver, and his wife Alice, née Varley. He was educated in Rishton at Wesleyan Elementary School.[2]
At the age of 12 he took work as weaver at a cotton mill, working half-time the first year before becoming a full-timer. In 1912 he was elected president of the Rishton district of theAmalgamated Weavers' Association.[2]
Tomlinson married the cotton weaver Ethel Pursell on 4 September 1914 and together they had a daughter.[1]
He was aconscientious objector in theFirst World War, working on the land for three years.
He was electedMember of Parliament for theFarnworth constituency inLancashire at aby-election in 1938 and held the seat until his death in 1952, aged 62. He was jointParliamentary Secretary underErnest Bevin in theMinistry of Labour and National Service from February 1941 to May 1945 inWinston Churchill's wartimeCoalition Government. InClement Attlee'spost-war Labour government he wasMinister of Works, August 1945 – February 1947, andMinister of Education, February 1947 – October 1951, following the death ofEllen Wilkinson.
In 1944 Tomlinson was a British delegate at theInternational Labour Conference held at Philadelphia in the United States.[1]
A biography of Tomlinson written byFred Blackburn, a fellow Labour politician and Member of Parliament forStalybridge and Hyde, was published byHeinemann in 1954. The biography, which features a foreword by Clement Attlee, is largely based on talks Blackburn had with Tomlinson before his death.
The George Tomlinson School, which opened inKearsley the year following his death, was named in his memory. The school converted toacademy status in 2010 and was renamedKearsley Academy.[3]
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