NEW LABOUR PEER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20823, 16 March 1931, Page 9

NEW LABOUR PEER.

BARONY FOR MR. H. SNELL.

AN INTERESTING CAREER

(Received March 15, 6.45 p.m.) LONDON, March H

•The King has been pleased to confer the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom upon Mr. Henry Snell. ■ The new baron., who is a bachelor, lias had an interesting career. He was born in humble circumstances, his parents being agricultural labourers. After attending a village school he> became a farm worker. He afterwards was a groom, a ferryman and a postman, but continued his education at Nottingham University College and later at the London School of Economics and at Heidelberg University.

The new peer has always taken a deep interest in social questions. He became a well-known, lecturer on labour and religious matters. Since 1922 ho has been member of Parliament for East Woolwich.

Mr. Henry Snell was born at Sutton-on-Trent. He "served for some years on the London County Council. He twice unsuccessfully contested the Huddcisficld seat, and was first returned for East Woolwich in 1922.. In December, 1928, he introduced a bill to establish Courts of Domestic Relations. He has been chairman of the Ethical Union. At the general election Mr. Snoll received 20,447 votes and bis Conservative opponent, Mr. E. S. Shrapnell-Smith, 11,906 votes.