Cornelius (Charles) Jesson (1 June 1862 – 21 September 1926) was a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

Walthamstow West Walthamstow West was a borough constituency in what is now the London Borough of Waltham Forest, but was until 1965 the Walthamstow Urban District of Essex. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of ...

from 1918 to 1922. Born in Leicester, Jesson was the son of a boot and shoe manufacturer. He trained as a musician and was elected in a 1906 by-election to the

London County Council The London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today ...

, representing the Walworth division of Newington. Jesson represented Walworth on the LCC until he stood down in 1919. Jesson also became an organiser for the Amalgamated Society of Musicians (later to become the Musicians' Union). The Musicians' Union supported the

National Democratic and Labour Party The National Democratic and Labour Party, usually abbreviated to National Democratic Party (NDP), was a short-lived political party in the United Kingdom. Its predecessors were the British Workers League, British Workers' National League, and the ...

in the 1918 general election and Jesson was elected for

as one of nine NDP MPs supporting the

Coalition Government A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a government by political parties that enter into a power-sharing arrangement of the executive. Coalition governments usually occur when no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an ...

David Lloyd George David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. A Liberal Party (United Kingdom), Liberal Party politician from Wales, he was known for leadi ...

. The NDP broke up in 1922 when its leader

George Nicoll Barnes George Nicoll Barnes (2 January 1859 – 21 April 1940) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician and a Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party (1910–1911). Early life Barnes was born on 2 January 1859 in ...

retired from Parliament, and along with the remaining other NDP MPs Jesson joined the National Liberal Party. He contested Walthamstow West at that year's general election as a National Liberal, but was defeated by the Labour Party candidate

Valentine McEntee Valentine La Touche McEntee, 1st Baron McEntee CBE (16 January 1871 – 11 February 1953) was an Irish-born Labour Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom. Background McEntee was born in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire) near Dublin, th ...

and did not stand for Parliament again.

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1862 births 1926 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies National Democratic and Labour Party MPs UK MPs 1918–1922 National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) politicians {{England-UK-MP-stub