Daniel Granville West, Baron Granville-West
Daniel Granville West, Baron Granville-West , (born March 17, 1904 in Newport , † September 23, 1984 in Pontypool ) was a British Labor Party politician .
He was born in Born, Newport . West studied law at the University College of Wales . He worked as a notary. From 1939 to 1947 he was a councilor in the Monmouthshire District Assembly . During World War II he was in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve .
In the 1946 by-election he was elected to the British House of Commons for the constituency of Pontypool , and in 1950 he became the private parliamentary secretary of Interior Secretary James Chuter Ede .
In 1958, as Baron Granville-West, he was one of the first to become a Life Peer after the Life Peerages Act 1958 came into force . His successor in the House of Commons was Leo Abse . He died in Pontypool at the age of 80.
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- ^ London Gazette, August 8, 1958
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| SURNAME | Granville West, Daniel, Baron Granville-West |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Labor Party politician, Member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newport |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 1984 |
| Place of death | Pontypool |