Walter Farthing

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}} {{Use British English|date=January 2017}} '''Walter John Farthing''' (4 July 1887 – 29 November 1954) was a British Labour Party politician.

Born in Bridgwater, Farthing became involved in the trade union movement, and founded a trades council in the town. He was elected as the trades council's president in 1917, and served on Bridgwater Borough Council for the Labour Party from 1929. He was also elected to the executive of the Transport and General Workers' Union. In 1939/40, he served as Mayor of Bridgwater.<ref>Trades Union Congress, "Obituary: W. J. Farthing", ''Annual Report of the 1955 Trades Union Congress'', p.310</ref>

He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Frome, and held the seat until the constituency disappeared, and he retired, at the 1950 general election.

== References == <references /> *{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}} *{{Rayment-hc|date=March 2012}}

== External links == * {{Hansard-contribs | mr-walter-farthing | Walter Farthing }}

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