Ernest Fernyhough
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LeaderHarold Wilson
Preceded byEllen Wilkinson
Succeeded byDon Dixon
Born24 December 1908
Wood Lane, Staffordshire[1]
Ernest Fernyhough | |
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| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Leader | Harold Wilson |
| Member of Parliament for Jarrow | |
| In office 7 May 1947 – 7 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Ellen Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Don Dixon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1908 Wood Lane, Staffordshire[1] |
| Died | 16 August 1993 (aged 84) |
| Party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Ethel Edwards
(m. 1934; died 1977) |
| Children | 3 |
Ernest Fernyhough (24 December 1908 – 16 August 1993) was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 32 years.
Fernyhough worked for the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers from 1936 to 1947.[2][1]
In 1947, Fernyhough was elected Member of Parliament for the Labour stronghold of Jarrow in a by-election caused by the death of Ellen Wilkinson - and held the seat until he retired in 1979.[3]
Fernyhough was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Harold Wilson from 1964 and a junior minister for Employment and Productivity from 1967 to 1969. He was also a member of the Council of Europe from 1970 to 1973.[2]
