Friday, 8 June 2018
1933 Albert Martin
Constituency : Romford 1918-23, 1923 ( Conservative )
Albert took over from John Bethell who had switched seats. He was awarded the coupon and defeated Labour and National Socialist Party candidates.
Albert was a successful merchant whose firm was based in Southend. He was active in the Territorial Army.
Albert held his seat comfortably as a National Liberal in the absence of a Conservative challenge. When the Liberal party reunited in 1923 , the local party selected a different candidate . Albert was adopted by the Romford Conservatives for the election but was not unanimously welcomed and in the end he withdrew, citing health concerns.
Albert became a councillor in Barking and was Mayor in 1931-2.
He died in 1936 aged 59.
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