Wilfrid Burke
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{{Short description|British politician (1889–1968)}} |
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[[File:Wilfrid Andrew Burke.jpg|thumb|right|Burke in 1946.]] |
[[File:Wilfrid Andrew Burke.jpg|thumb|right|Burke in 1946.]] |
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'''Wilfrid Andrew Burke''' (23 November 1889 – 18 July 1968) was a British Trade union organiser and politician who achieved high office in the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and served as Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)|Burnley]] for 24 years. He was briefly in the [[Labour Government 1945–1951|Attlee government]] as [[Assistant Postmaster-General]]. After leaving the government he concentrated on party work, fighting [[Bevanism|Bevanites]] and serving as Chairman of the [[National Executive Committee of the Labour Party|National Executive Committee]]. |
'''Wilfrid Andrew Burke''' (23 November 1889 – 18 July 1968) was a British Trade union organiser and politician who achieved high office in the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and served as Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)|Burnley]] for 24 years. He was briefly in the [[Labour Government 1945–1951|Attlee government]] as [[Assistant Postmaster-General]]. After leaving the government he concentrated on party work, fighting [[Bevanism|Bevanites]] and serving as Chairman of the [[National Executive Committee of the Labour Party|National Executive Committee]]. |
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