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Willey was responsible for running Teesside’s [[Air Raid Precautions in the United Kingdom|Air Raid Precautions]] service during the Second World War. |
Willey was responsible for running Teesside’s [[Air Raid Precautions in the United Kingdom|Air Raid Precautions]] service during the Second World War.<ref>{{cite news |last= Vickers|first= Anthony|date= 2006-03-18|title= The Evening Gazette|url= https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/flying-scot-boro-hero-3778103|work= |location= |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref> A [[trade union]]ist and campaigner, Willey first stood for [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] at the [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923 general election]] in the [[Skipton (UK Parliament constituency)|Skipton constituency]], but did not win a seat. He was unsuccessful again in Skipton at the [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924 election]], and also in [[Birmingham West (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham West]] at the [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]] and [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1935 general election]]s.<ref name=”craig1918-1950″>{{cite book |
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British politician (1886–1952)
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O.G. Willey |
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| In office 5 July 1945 – 12 July 1952 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Bower |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Palmer |
| Born | Octavius George Willey 12 January 1886 |
| Died | 12 July 1952 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
(Octavius) George Willey CBE (12 January 1886 – 12 July 1952)[2] was a Labour Party politician in England. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 until his death.
Willey was responsible for running Teesside’s Air Raid Precautions service during the Second World War.[3] A trade unionist and campaigner, Willey first stood for Parliament at the 1923 general election in the Skipton constituency, but did not win a seat. He was unsuccessful again in Skipton at the 1924 election, and also in Birmingham West at the 1931 and 1935 general elections.[4]
Willey finally won a seat in the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election when he was elected for Cleveland; a seat which had only once before elected a Labour MP (in 1929).[4] Willey had been one of ten official candidates selected by the National Union of General and Municipal Workers (NUGMW), alongside Tom Williamson and others; all ten were elected.[5]
He was re-elected in 1950 and 1951, and was awarded a CBE for political and public services.[6] He died in office in 1952, aged 66.[2]
