Joshua Ritson CBE (16 June 1874 in Farlam – 5 February 1955 in Sunderland) [1] [2] [3] was a British Labour politician who served as member of parliament (MP) for the City of Durham. He was elected in 1922, unseated in 1931, and re-elected in 1935 and remained in Parliament until 1945. [4] [5] He is known for his representation of the Durham miners. [6] He became mayor of Sunderland in 1945, [7] and was appointed the C.B.E. Order of the British Empire in 1949. [8] In 1951 he was made Roll of Honorary Freeman of the former Borough of Sunderland. [9]
Born in 1874, he was the son of Joshua Ritson from Bampton, Cumberland [5] and his wife Ann. His older brother John Ritson was President of the Northern Colliery Officials Association. [11] In 1900, he married Elizabeth, the daughter of Irvin Dinning. [8] His great-niece is Labour Party politician Baroness Joyce Quin. [12]
Joshua Ritson CBE (16 June 1874 in Farlam – 5 February 1955 in Sunderland) [1] [2] [3] was a British Labour politician who served as member of parliament (MP) for the City of Durham. He was elected in 1922, unseated in 1931, and re-elected in 1935 and remained in Parliament until 1945. [4] [5] He is known for his representation of the Durham miners. [6] He became mayor of Sunderland in 1945, [7] and was appointed the C.B.E. Order of the British Empire in 1949. [8] In 1951 he was made Roll of Honorary Freeman of the former Borough of Sunderland. [9]
Born in 1874, he was the son of Joshua Ritson from Bampton, Cumberland [5] and his wife Ann. His older brother John Ritson was President of the Northern Colliery Officials Association. [11] In 1900, he married Elizabeth, the daughter of Irvin Dinning. [8] His great-niece is Labour Party politician Baroness Joyce Quin. [12]