Researching Joseph Compton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2883 people with the Compton surname? In that year Compton was ranked number 1393 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joseph means "God shall add (another son)" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joseph Compton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joseph Compton and the Compton Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 4033 people with the Compton surname in the UK? Compton is now ranked number 1433 for popularity in the UK. |
Compton Family Tree Databases
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Compton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 39497 people with the Compton surname in the USA? Compton is ranked number 144 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Compton Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Joseph Compton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Joseph Compton
Joseph Compton
Joseph Compton (21 April 1881 – 18 January 1937) was a British Labour Party politician.
He was elected at the 1923 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Gorton. He had previously contested Swindon at the 1918 and 1922 general elections, without success, and was selected for Gorton when the sitting Labour MP John Hodge retired.
Compton was re-elected in 1924 and in 1929, but was defeated at the 1931 general election (when Labour split of Ramsay MacDonald's decision to form a national government with the Conservatives). He was re-elected at the 1935 general election, and held the seat until his death in 1937, aged 55.
He was Chair of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party from 1932 to 1933.
Source: Joseph Compton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Compton
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