Reginald Stanley Young (28 May 1891 – 20 March 1985), known as Robert Young, was a Labour Party politician in the

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. Born in

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, Young was educated at

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, before becoming a theatre producer and critic. He also wrote ''Cricket on the Green''. During

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, he served in the

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in France. Young joined the Labour Party, and at the 1929 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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, the first Labour MP for that constituency. He lost his seat at the 1931 general election to the

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candidate

Albert Goodman Albert William Goodman (1880 – 22 August 1937) was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. At the 1929 general election, he unsuccessfully contested the safe Labour seat of Bow and Bromley in east London, losing to the incumbent Ge ...

. He stood again at the 1935 election, but Goodman retained the seat.

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* 1891 births 1985 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1929–1931 Politicians from Manchester Military personnel from Manchester People educated at Manchester Grammar School British military personnel of World War I {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub