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In April 1930 he was elected unopposed to fill a vacancy on the [[London County Council]], representing [[Poplar South (UK Parliament constituency)|Poplar South]].<ref>{{cite news|title=News in Brief|date=17 April 1930|work=[[The Times]]|page=9}}</ref> He subsequently held the seat at elections in 1931 and 1934, retiring from the council in 1937.<ref name="whowho" /><ref>{{cite news|title=LCC Election|date=6 May 1931|work=[[The Times]]|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=L.C.C. Election Full Results Of The Poll, Labour's Victory|date=10 March 1934|work=[[The Times]]|page=8}}</ref> |
In April 1930 he was elected unopposed to fill a vacancy on the [[London County Council]], representing [[Poplar South (UK Parliament constituency)|Poplar South]].<ref>{{cite news|title=News in Brief|date=17 April 1930|work=[[The Times]]|page=9}}</ref> He subsequently held the seat at elections in 1931 and 1934, retiring from the council in 1937.<ref name="whowho" /><ref>{{cite news|title=LCC Election|date=6 May 1931|work=[[The Times]]|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=L.C.C. Election Full Results Of The Poll, Labour's Victory|date=10 March 1934|work=[[The Times]]|page=8}}</ref> |
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When a [[United Kingdom general election, 1931|general election was called in October 1931]], the sitting Labour Party [[member of parliament]] for Poplar South, [[Samuel March]], decided to retire, and Adams was chosen by the Labour Party to defend the seat.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Candidates|date=15 October 1931|work=[[The Times]]|page=9}}</ref> He won the seat in a straight fight with |
When a [[United Kingdom general election, 1931|general election was called in October 1931]], the sitting Labour Party [[member of parliament]] for Poplar South, [[Samuel March]], decided to retire, and Adams was chosen by the Labour Party to defend the seat.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Candidates|date=15 October 1931|work=[[The Times]]|page=9}}</ref> He won the seat in a straight fight with Herbert L M Jones of the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]].<ref>{{cite news|title=General Election Results|date=29 October 1931|work=[[The Times]]|page=25}}</ref> At the next [[United Kingdom general election, 1935|election in November 1935]] he increased his majority, this time over Diana Spearman of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The General Election First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs|date=15 March 1935|work=[[The Times]]|page=8}}</ref> |
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Adams died in [[Ilford]], [[Essex]] in May 1942 aged 67.<ref name="obit" /> |
Adams died in [[Ilford]], [[Essex]] in May 1942 aged 67.<ref name="obit" /> |
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Revision as of 12:26, 15 December 2012
David Morgan Adams (23 February 1875 – 19 May 1942) was a British Labour Party politician.[1][2]
He was the son of David Morgan Adams of Ystradowen, near Cowbridge, Glamorgan in South Wales and Bessie Dent of Poplar in the East End of London.[2] He received elementary education in the local school in Ystradowen before entering employment in a coalmine as a teenager.[1][2] He later joined the Merchant Navy as an able seaman, subsequently working on the light ships maintained by Trinity House.[1][2]
By 1913 he was resident in Poplar, and was elected to the local board of guardians.[1][2] With the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 he enlisted in the Welsh Regiment, and spent most of the war in India.[1][2]
After the war he was employed in the docks by the Port of London Authority and was an official in the Transport and General Workers Union.[2] In 1919 he was elected as a Labour Party member of Poplar Borough Council, later becoming an alderman and was mayor of Poplar in 1934 – 1935.[1][2] He was a member of the Metropolitan Asylums Board from 1928 – 1930.[2]
In April 1930 he was elected unopposed to fill a vacancy on the London County Council, representing Poplar South.[3] He subsequently held the seat at elections in 1931 and 1934, retiring from the council in 1937.[2][4][5]
When a general election was called in October 1931, the sitting Labour Party member of parliament for Poplar South, Samuel March, decided to retire, and Adams was chosen by the Labour Party to defend the seat.[6] He won the seat in a straight fight with Herbert L M Jones of the Liberal Party.[7] At the next election in November 1935 he increased his majority, this time over Diana Spearman of the Conservative Party.[8]
Adams died in Ilford, Essex in May 1942 aged 67.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Obituary: Mr D. M. Adams M.P.". The Times. 20 May 1942. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "ADAMS, David Morgan". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "News in Brief". The Times. 17 April 1930. p. 9.
- ^ "LCC Election". The Times. 6 May 1931. p. 16.
- ^ "L.C.C. Election Full Results Of The Poll, Labour's Victory". The Times. 10 March 1934. p. 8.
- ^ "New Candidates". The Times. 15 October 1931. p. 9.
- ^ "General Election Results". The Times. 29 October 1931. p. 25.
- ^ "The General Election First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs". The Times. 15 March 1935. p. 8.