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Mar 24, 1876 Died on 01 Dec 1935 (aged 59)
British politician
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About George Shield
- George William Shield (24 March 1876 – 1 December 1935) was a British Labour Party politician. Born in Coanwood in Northumberland, Shield became a coal miner before winning election as a checkweighman.
- A supporter of the Labour Party, he was elected to Northumberland County Council, and also served as a magistrate.At the 1922 election, he stood unsuccessfully in the Conservative-held Hexham constituency in Northumberland, coming third with 24% of the votes. Shield did not stand again until 1929, when he was elected as Member of Parliament for the Wansbeck constituency at a by-election on 13th February, and returned at the 1929 election. He was defeated at the 1931 election by the Conservative candidate Bernard Cruddas, and did not stand again.
