George Craddock (26 February 1897 – 28 April 1974) was a British Labour politician. Born in

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, Craddock was educated at

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, and then at the

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. He became active in the Labour Party, serving as a full-time political agent from 1929 until 1936, after which he became an area organiser with the

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, based in Sheffield. He won election to

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, serving until 1950. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford South at a 1949 by-election. Within weeks, the 1950 general election had been called, and Craddock achieved the unusual feat of being elected twice before making his maiden speech. He served until his retirement at the 1970 general election. From November 1954 until April 1955, his Labour Party whip was withdrawn. He should not be confused with Sir George Beresford Craddock who served as a

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MP at around the same time.

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* 1897 births 1974 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 Alumni of the University of Birmingham Politicians from Bradford {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub