Grace Colman

Grace Colman
Colman, c. 1945
Member of Parliament
for Tynemouth
In office
5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Preceded byAlexander West Russell
Succeeded byIrene Ward
Personal details
BornGrace Mary Colman
(1892-04-30)30 April 1892
Died7 July 1971(1971-07-07) (aged 79)
PartyLabour

Grace Mary Colman (30 April 1892 – 7 July 1971) was a British politician. She was Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Tynemouth from 1945 to 1950.

Early life and education

Grace Colman's father was a member of the clergy at Worcester Cathedral, and Grace attended Newnham College, Cambridge. She was a cousin of Academy Award winning actor Ronald Colman.

Career

Colman taught at Ruskin College and the University of London. She was an organiser for the Workers' Educational Association. Later she became a magistrate. She unsuccessfully stood as the Labour candidate in Hythe in 1929 and 1931 and Sheffield Hallam in 1935 before winning the Tynemouth seat in 1945. After her defeat she stood once more in Tynemouth in 1951, again losing to the Conservative candidate, Irene Ward.

References

  1. 1 2 "COLMAN, Grace Mary". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
  3. 1 2 3 Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 67. ISBN 0-85527-335-6.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Alice Bacon and Grace Colman". UK Vote 100. House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.