Vernon Hartshorn

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Vernon Hartshorn (1872 – 13 March 1931) was a Welsh trades unionist and Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1918 until his death.^[1]

Hartshorn was President of the South Wales Miners' Federation, and a member of the National Executive of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain.^{[citation needed]}

He was elected as Member of Parliament for Ogmore at the 1918 general election.^[2] He served as Postmaster-General in 1924, made a Privy Counsellor the same year, and became a member of the Simon Commission. In 1930, he was appointed Lord Privy Seal, serving until his death on 13 March 1931.

[edit] References

^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "O"". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ocommons.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Ogmore 1918–1931	Succeeded by Edward Williams
Political offices
Preceded by James Winstone	President of the South Wales Miners Federation 1922–1924	Succeeded by Enoch Morrell
Political offices
Preceded by Sir Laming Worthington-Evans	Postmaster-General 1924	Succeeded by Sir William Mitchell-Thomson
Preceded by James Henry Thomas	Lord Privy Seal 1930–1931	Succeeded by Thomas Johnston

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