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Richard Winterbottom
Richard Winterbottom
Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside
	In office; 23 February 1950 – 9 February 1968
Preceded by	Fred Marshall
Succeeded by	Edward Griffiths
Personal details
Born	22 July 1899; Oldham, Lancashire
Died	9 February 1968
Political party	Labour
Profession	Trade unionist and politician
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Battles/wars	World War One

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Richard Emanuel Winterbottom (22 July 1899 – 9 February 1968) was a British Labour Party politician.

Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Winterbottom served in the Royal Navy during World War I. He became an area organiser for a predecessor of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers in 1931, then the national organiser in 1944. In 1950, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside, serving for his first year as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ness Edwards.

Winterbottom remained in Parliament until his death in 1968.

M. Stenton and S. Lees, Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Fred Marshall	Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside 1950–1968	Succeeded by Edward Griffiths

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   | after  = [[Edward Griffiths (politician)|Edward Griffiths]]
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