Thursday, 31 May 2018
1926 Thomas Broad
Constituency : Clay Cross 1918-23
Thomas won the new seat of Clay Cross as a Coalition Liberal in a straight fight with Labour though it was fairly narrow.
In 1922 Charles Masterman entered the fray for the Asquithians and pushed Thomas into third place. However the Labour man had an absolute majority over both of them.
In 1923 Thomas stood for Leyton East coming third in a tight contest.
In 1924 Thomas published a popular pamphlet outlining his scheme for an "all in" social insurance scheme encompassing national insurance , old age pensions and medical benefits. He had previously submitted his ideas to Bonar Law but they were largely rejected by the civil service.
He died in 1935 aged 71.
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