George Banton
British Labour Party Member of Parliament
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| Intro | British Labour Party Member of Parliament | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1856 | |
| Death | 19 April 1932 (aged 76 years) | |
| Politics: | Labour Party |
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George Banton (1856 - 19 April 1932) was a Labour politician in England.
A long-serving alderman in Leicester, and leader of the Labour Party in Leicester, Banton was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) Leicester East at a by-election March 1922. He made his maiden speech on 4 April, about old-age pensions.
He was defeated at the general election in November 1922.
He regained the seat at the 1923 general election, but was defeated again at the 1924 general election.