George Banton
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George Banton (1856 – 19 April 1932)[1] was a Labour politician in England.
A long-serving alderman in Leicester, and leader of the Labour Party in Leicester,[2] Banton was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) Leicester East at a by-election March 1922.[3] He made his maiden speech on 4 April, about old-age pensions.[4]
He was defeated at the general election in November 1922.[5]
He regained the seat at the 1923 general election, but was defeated again at the 1924 general election.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
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