Robert John Wilson (14 July 1865 – 5 November 1946) was Labour MP for

Jarrow Jarrow ( or ) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in County Durham, it is on the south bank of the River Tyne, about from the east coast. The 2011 census area classed Hebburn and the Boldons as ...

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Gateshead Gateshead () is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, ...

, Wilson was privately educated before becoming the manager of a drapers' shop. He joined the Labour Party and was elected to Sunderland Borough Council in 1907. He stood in Newcastle-upon-Tyne North at the 1918 general election, but was defeated. However, he won the seat of Jarrow at the 1922 general election, standing down from the council after his win. From 1924, he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to William Leach. He lost his seat to the Conservatives at the 1931 general election.Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, ''Who's Who of British Members of Parliament'', vol.3, p.385

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* People from Jarrow Politicians from Tyne and Wear Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers-sponsored MPs 1865 births 1946 deaths UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub