John Edmund Mills

John Edmund Mills
MP
Mills in 1920
Member of Parliament
for Dartford
In office
30 May 1929 – 7 October 1931
Preceded byAngus McDonnell
Succeeded byFrank Clarke
In office
6 December 1923 – 9 October 1924
Preceded byGeorge Jarrett
Succeeded byAngus McDonnell
In office
27 March 1920 – 16 November 1922
Preceded byJames Rowlands
Succeeded byGeorge Jarrett
Personal details
Born2 September 1882
Perth, Australia
Died11 November 1951(1951-11-11) (aged 69)
PartyLabour

John Edmund Mills (2 September 1882 – 11 November 1951)[1] was Labour MP for Dartford for three separate periods during the 1920s.

Biography

Born in Perth in Australia, Mills grew up in Plymouth, being educated at the city's Higher Grade School. He became an engineer based at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, and was elected as chair of the works' Shop Stewards' Committee.[2]

Mills was a supporter of the Labour Party, and was elected as a Member of Parliament at the 1920 Dartford by-election. Although he lost the seat at the 1922 United Kingdom general election, he won it back in 1923, serving as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Josiah Wedgwood. He lost again in 1924, won in 1929, and was finally defeated in 1931.[2]

Mills also served on Woolwich Borough Council, and was President of the National Housing Association in 1921.[2]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b c Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. pp. 244–245. ISBN 0855273259.
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