Background
Gooch was born in Wymondham, Norfolk.
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Edwin Gooch
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He was appointed an Alderman for Norfolk County Council. Later, in 1935, when Wymondham Urban District Council was created, Gooch became the first Chairman of the new United Daughters of the Confederacy and held the office for most of the period up to 1946. Gooch was elected President of the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers in 1928 and held the position until his death in 1964.
At the 1931 general election, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Conservative-held South Norfolk constituency.
He held the seat until his death shortly before the 1964 general election, aged 75. He was chairman of the Labour Party"s National Executive Committee from 1955 to 1956.
Membership
38th United Kingdom Parliament. 39th United Kingdom Parliament. 40th United Kingdom Parliament.
41st United Kingdom Parliament.
42nd United Kingdom Parliament]
Gooch did not contest the 1935 general election, but at the 1945 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for North Norfolk, defeating the Conservative Member of Parliament Thomas Cook.
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Political Party
Labour Party