John David Mack, (26 June 1891 – 9 February 1957) was aLabour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was amember of parliament (MP) from 1942 to 1951.
Born inLiverpool asJacob David Mack, he grew up inWrexham before becoming a life assurance agent inLiverpool. Mack became active in theNational Amalgamated Union of Life Assurance Workers, then began working for the Labour Party as a lecturer. In 1928, he was elected toLiverpool City Council, serving until 1946.
Mack unsuccessfully contested theWallasey constituency at the1929 general election and at the1931 election. He did not contest the1935 general election, but in 1942 he was elected unopposed at aby-election on 11 March in theNewcastle-under-Lyme constituency. The seat had been vacated when the sitting Labour MPJosiah Wedgwood was elevated to the peerage.
Mack represented the constituency until he stood down at the1951 general election.
Mack was active in the Liverpool branch ofPoale Zion, and served as a vice-president of the Committee for a Jewish Army, which led to the formation of theJewish Brigade. In 1946, he travelled to Bulgaria and Romania to ask their new governments to assist surviving Jews in those countries.[1]
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