Career
He was elected in 1922, unseated in 1931, and re-elected in 1935 and remained in Parliament until 1945. He is known for his representation of the Durham miners. He became mayor of Sunderland in 1945, and was appointed the C.B.E. Order of the British Empire in 1949.
In 1951 he was made Roll of Honorary Freeman of the former Borough of Sunderland.
"The day has passed when we had to take off our hats to the squire and bow to the bishop".