Researching Wentworth Schofield
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16235 people with the Schofield surname? In that year Schofield was ranked number 234 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Wentworth Schofield on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Wentworth Schofield and the Schofield Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 14971 people with the Schofield surname in the UK? Schofield is now ranked number 384 for popularity in the UK. |
Schofield Family History Databases
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Schofield Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Schofield surname in the USA? Schofield is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Schofield Databases
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Wentworth Schofield
Wentworth Schofield (17 April 1891 – 16 December 1957) was a British politician, who served as the last Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale.
Schofield was from Oldham, Lancashire and was active in the cotton-spinning industry. He formed the Manchester Yarn Spinners' Association and was a committee member of the Oldham Master Cotton Spinners' Association and the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Association, as well as acting as secretary to a cotton trade association. He also served as senior vice-president of Oldham Chamber of Commerce and on the British national committee of the International Chamber of Commerce and the British Empires Chambers of Commerce. Also interested in foreign affairs, Schofield was an authority on the Congo Basin Treaties and served with the Territorial Army for 33 years, commanding a battalion of the Royal Tank Regiment in World War II, gaining the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
Schofield contested the Rochdale seat without success at the 1950 general election but was first elected to Parliament in the 1951 general election, defeating the Labour incumbent.He retained the seat until his death in 1957.In the consequent 1958 Rochdale by-election, he was succeeded as MP by the Labour candidate Jack McCann, who fought off a strong challenge from the Liberal Ludovic Kennedy.
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