Alfred Booth (24 February 1893 – 19 December 1965) was a British

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lay preacher and politician. Booth served with the

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during

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. In 1933, he was elected to Bolton Borough Council, and he was Mayor of Bolton in 1941–42. He was also vice-president of the Cremation Society, and chair of the Bolton National Savings Committee. Booth was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton East in 1950, but lost the seat in 1951, and failed to retake it in 1955.

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* 1893 births 1965 deaths People from Bolton Mayors of Bolton UK MPs 1950–1951 Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Labour Party (UK) mayors English Congregationalist ministers 20th-century Congregationalist ministers Lancashire Fusiliers soldiers British Army personnel of World War I {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub