Harry Howarth
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Harry Howarth JP
(3 August 1916 – 8 August 1969) was a British
railway clerk and politician.
Howarth was a native of Crompton
in Lancashire
, England
, and was educated at Crompton House
School in the locality. He worked on the railways, joining the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, but joined the Royal Air Force
on the outbreak of the Second World War; after demobilization he returned to his old job.
In 1950 Howarth joined the Labour Party
. He served on the National Executive Committee of his Union from 1954 to 1960, and was elected to Wembley
Borough Council from 1953 to 1956 and 1957 to 1960. He was a Justice of the Peace
for the Gore Division of Middlesex
from 1957.
At the 1964 general election
, Howarth was narrowly elected as Labour MP for Wellingborough
in Northamptonshire
. In Parliament he was interested in transport, local government and Home Office matters. He was re-elected in the 1966 election
with his majority increased to 2,233, but died at Rickmansworth, in post in August 1969.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(3 August 1916 – 8 August 1969) was a British
United Kingdom
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railway clerk and politician.
Howarth was a native of Crompton
Shaw and Crompton
Shaw and Crompton is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines, north of Oldham, southeast of Rochdale, and to the northeast of the city of Manchester...
in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and was educated at Crompton House
Crompton House
Crompton House Church of England High School is a mixed gender voluntary aided Church of England secondary school and sixth form for 11–18 year olds, located in the High Crompton area of Shaw and Crompton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England...
School in the locality. He worked on the railways, joining the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, but joined the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
on the outbreak of the Second World War; after demobilization he returned to his old job.
In 1950 Howarth joined the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
. He served on the National Executive Committee of his Union from 1954 to 1960, and was elected to Wembley
Wembley
Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...
Borough Council from 1953 to 1956 and 1957 to 1960. He was a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for the Gore Division of Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
from 1957.
At the 1964 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1964
The United Kingdom general election of 1964 was held on 15 October 1964, more than five years after the preceding election, and thirteen years after the Conservative Party had retaken power...
, Howarth was narrowly elected as Labour MP for Wellingborough
Wellingborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Wellingborough is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. In Parliament he was interested in transport, local government and Home Office matters. He was re-elected in the 1966 election
United Kingdom general election, 1966
The 1966 United Kingdom general election on 31 March 1966 was called by sitting Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Wilson's decision to call an election turned on the fact that his government, elected a mere 17 months previously in 1964 had an unworkably small majority of only 4 MPs...
with his majority increased to 2,233, but died at Rickmansworth, in post in August 1969.