George Banton

George Banton (1856 – 19 April 1932)[1] was a Labour politician in England.

A long-serving alderman in Leicester, and leader of the Labour Party in Leicester,[2] Banton was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) Leicester East at a by-election March 1922.

[3] He made his maiden speech on 4 April, about old-age pensions.

[4] He was defeated at the general election in November 1922.

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