Saturday, 22 September 2018
2036 William Gorman
Constituency : Royton 1923-4
William took Royton from the Tories in a three-cornered contest at the second attempt.
William was a shopkeeper's son from Wigan. He was educated at Wigan Grammar School. He became a barrister.
William was defeated in 1924 though would easily have won if Labour had stood down. He also spent time in Rochdale covering for the absence of Ramsay Muir to the detriment of his own campaign.
William was elected President of the Oldham Reform Club. He became a judge in 1934 and served as Recorder of Wigan until 1948 when he switched to Liverpool.
William served in the Royal Artillery in the Second World War. He was also a wing commander in the RAF Volunteer Reserve. In 1944 Bevin appointed him to the National Arbitration Panel.
William was knighted in 1950 when he became a high court judge. He presided over the trial of James Hanratty.
He died in 1964 aged 73.
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