John Edmund Mills

John Edmund Mills (2 September 1882 – 11 November 1951)^[1] was Labour MP for Dartford for three separate periods during the 1920s.

Mills in 1920

Born in Perth in Australia, Mills grew up in Plymouth, being educated at the city's Higher Grade School. He became an engineer based at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, and was elected as chair of the works' Shop Stewards' Committee.^[2]

Mills was a supporter of the Labour Party, and was elected as a Member of Parliament at the 1920 Dartford by-election. Although he lost the seat at the 1922 United Kingdom general election, he won it back in 1923, serving as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Josiah Wedgwood. He lost again in 1924, won in 1929, and was finally defeated in 1931.^[2]

Mills also served on Woolwich Borough Council, and was President of the National Housing Association in 1921.^[2]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
2. Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. pp. 244–245. ISBN 0855273259.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Edmund Mills

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Rowlands	Member of Parliament for Dartford 1920 – 1922	Succeeded by George Jarrett
Preceded by George Jarrett	Member of Parliament for Dartford 1923 – 1924	Succeeded by Angus McDonnell
Preceded by Angus McDonnell	Member of Parliament for Dartford 1929 – 1931	Succeeded by Frank Clarke