Stanley Tiffany CBE was an English Labour Co-operative

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 politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1945 to 1950.

He was the son of Alert Tiffany from Rothwell

Rothwell, West Yorkshire

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 in the West Riding of Yorkshire

West Riding of Yorkshire

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. He was educated at the Leeds Boys' Modern School

Leeds Modern School

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, and became an electrical engineer, and a director of the Peterborough and District Co-operative Society.

He was elected at the 1945 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1945

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 as the Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for the Peterborough division

Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)

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 of Northamptonshire,
defeating the sitting Conservative MP John Hely-Hutchinson

John Hely-Hutchinson, 7th Earl of Donoughmore

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, known by his courtesy title as Viscount Suirdale. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1950 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1950

The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...

 by the Conservative Harmar Nicholls

Harmar Nicholls

Harmar Harmar-Nicholls, Baron Harmar-Nicholls , known as Sir Harmar Nicholls, 1st Baronet, from 1960 to 1975, was a British Conservative Party politician.-Early life and career:...

.

After leaving Parliament

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 he returned to Yorkshire, becoming a member of Wakefield Borough Council from 1952 to 1967, and owned a hotel in Bridlington

Bridlington

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. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1967.

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