William Wilkins (British politician)
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William Albert Wilkins (17 January 1899 – 6 May 1987) was a British Labour Party politician.
Wilkins was a linotype operator for a Bristol newspaper and was President of the Bristol branch of the Typographical Association. He joined the Labour Party in 1922 and became a member of Bristol City Council in 1936, serving for ten years. During World War II, Wilkins served as a stoker in the Royal Navy (in which he had served 1917-19) on the Q-ships of the Irish coast.[citation needed]
Wilkins was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol South in 1945, serving until 1970. He became an assistant whip in 1947 and in 1950 a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.
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