Arnold Gregory, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Arnold Gregory

British politician

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1924

Place of Birth: Salford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1976

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Arnold Gregory

  • Arnold Gregory (14 November 1924 – 30 July 1976) was a British textile company worker, lecturer and politician who was a Labour Party Member of Parliament for six years. Gregory came from a lower-middle-class background and was born in Salford.
  • He went to state schools and the Manchester College of Technology.
  • He became an apprentice engineer and joined the Amalgamated Engineering Union in 1941, joining in addition the Labour Party in 1944.
  • He took extramural courses at the University of Manchester.
  • Working as a Contracts Manager for a textiles company, Gregory became a member of the Clerical and Administrative Workers' Union from 1950. From 1956, Gregory worked as a Lecturer and Tutor for the National Council of Labour Colleges.
  • He was chosen as Labour candidate for Stafford and Stone in the 1959 general election.
  • At the 1964 general election, he fought the marginal seat of Stockport North and won it from the Conservatives. Gregory was a low-profile MP who allied with the left wing, opposing British diplomatic support for the United States over the Vietnam war and a negotiated settlement over Rhodesia.
  • He was defeated in the 1970 general election.

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