Wilfred Paling
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The Right Honourable Wilfred Paling |
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| Postmaster General | |
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In office 17 April 1947 – 28 February 1950 |
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| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | William Hare |
| Succeeded by | Ness Edwards |
| Minister of Pensions | |
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In office 3 August 1945 – 17 April 1947 |
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| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Walter Womersley |
| Succeeded by | John Hynd |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions | |
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In office 1941–1945 |
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| Preceded by | George Tryon |
| Succeeded by | William Sidney |
| Member of Parliament for Dearne Valley | |
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In office 23 February 1950 – 8 October 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Wainwright |
| Member of Parliament for Wentworth | |
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In office 1933–1950 |
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| Preceded by | George Henry Hirst |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Doncaster | |
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In office 1931–1922 |
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| Preceded by | Reginald Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Molson |
| Personal details | |
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Wilfred Paling 7 April 1971 Marehay, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| Died | 17 April 1971 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Hunt |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Wilfred Paling (7 April 1883 – 17 April 1971) was a British Labour politician.
He was born at Marehay, near Ripley, Derbyshire, one of eight children of a coalminer. Paling left Ripley Elementary School at the age of 13, and entered casual employment with local plumbing and building companies. When the family moved to Huthwaite in Nottinghamshire he started work in New Hucknall Colliery, also attending night classes organised by the Workers Educational Association in politics, economics and trade union history. He subsequently won a scholarship to study mining at University College Nottingham. Returning to the Nottinghamshire Coalfield, he became an official in the local miners' federation and a member of the Independent Labour Party.
In 1912 he left Nottinghamshire as his union and political activities meant that he could not find employment in the area. He moved to the West Riding of Yorkshire to work at Bullcroft Colliery near Doncaster. He was soon after elected to the committee of the Yorkshire Miners' Association, and in 1917 became colliery checkweighman. He entered local politics in 1919 when he was elected to the West Riding County Council and to Bentley with Arksey Urban District Council.
At the 1922 general election Paling was elected member of parliament (MP) for Doncaster, and was re-elected in 1923, 1924 and 1929. Paling was a Junior Lord of the Treasury 1929-1931. He was defeated at the 1931 general election, when the Labour Party lost many seats to candidates of the National Government.
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