Ernest Fernyhough | |
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| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Leader | Harold Wilson |
| Member of Parliament forJarrow | |
| In office 8 May 1947 – 7 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Ellen Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Don Dixon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1908-12-24)24 December 1908 Wood Lane,Staffordshire[1] |
| Died | 16 August 1993(1993-08-16) (aged 84) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Ernest Fernyhough (24 December 1908 – 16 August 1993) was a BritishLabour Party politician who served as aMember of Parliament (MP) for 32 years.
Fernyhough worked for theNational Union of Distributive and Allied Workers from 1936 to 1947.[2][1]
In 1947, Fernyhough was electedMember of Parliament for the Labour stronghold ofJarrow in aby-election caused by the death ofEllen Wilkinson - and held the seat until he retired in 1979.[3]
Fernyhough wasParliamentary Private Secretary toPrime MinisterHarold Wilson from 1964 and a junior minister for Employment and Productivity from 1967 to 1969. He was also a member of theCouncil of Europe from 1970 to 1973.[2]
In 1934, Fernyhough married Ethel Edwards, and the couple had two sons and a daughter. The oldest John Fernyhough died in June 2020 aged 82 and the youngest Margaret is still alive.
Ernest had 2 older brothers and four sisters
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forJarrow 1947 –1979 | Succeeded by |
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