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May 03, 1889 Died on 17 Aug 1973 (aged 84)
British politician and activist
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About George Benson Politician
- George Benson (3 May 1889 – 17 August 1973) was a British Labour Party politician. The son of T.
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- Benson, Treasurer of the Independent Labour Party (ILP), George was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Manchester, and became a clerk in an estate office.
- During the First World War he was imprisoned as a conscientious objector.
- He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chesterfield from 1929 to 1931 and from 1935 to 1964.Benson wrote on financial matters and authored a book on the history of socialism.
- He was chairman of the Howard League for Penal Reform and a member of the Home Office Advisory Council on delinquency.
