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'''James Tinn''' (23 August 1922 – 18 November 1999) was a |
'''James Tinn''' (23 August 1922 – 18 November 1999) was a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician. Tinn was educated at [[Ruskin College]] and [[Jesus College, Oxford]] and became a teacher. He was a branch secretary of the [[National Union of Blastfurnacemen]] and a committee member of the [[North Cleveland]] association of the [[National Union of Teachers]]. |
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At the [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964 general election]], he was returned to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)|Cleveland]], and held the seat until its abolition for the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974 election]]. He was then elected in the new [[Redcar (UK Parliament constituency)|Redcar]] constituency, holding the seat until his retirement at the [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987 election]]. During this time Arthur Taylor, a local Labour Party councillor and later leader of [[Redcar and Cleveland|Langbaurgh Borough Council]], acted as Tinn's agent in three successful General Elections. |
At the [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964 general election]], he was returned to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)|Cleveland]], and held the seat until its abolition for the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974 election]]. He was then elected in the new [[Redcar (UK Parliament constituency)|Redcar]] constituency, holding the seat until his retirement at the [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987 election]]. During this time Arthur Taylor, a local Labour Party councillor and later leader of [[Redcar and Cleveland|Langbaurgh Borough Council]], acted as Tinn's agent in three successful General Elections. |
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 10 December 2023
James Tinn (23 August 1922 – 18 November 1999) was a British Labour Party politician. Tinn was educated at Ruskin College and Jesus College, Oxford and became a teacher. He was a branch secretary of the National Union of Blastfurnacemen and a committee member of the North Cleveland association of the National Union of Teachers.
At the 1964 general election, he was returned to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Cleveland, and held the seat until its abolition for the February 1974 election. He was then elected in the new Redcar constituency, holding the seat until his retirement at the 1987 election. During this time Arthur Taylor, a local Labour Party councillor and later leader of Langbaurgh Borough Council, acted as Tinn's agent in three successful General Elections.
Tinn never attained ministerial office, but was a parliamentary private secretary from 1965.
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External links
[edit]- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Tinn
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