William Hamling

For the publisher, see William Hamling (publisher).

William Hamling (10 August 1912 – 20 March 1975) was a British Labour Party politician.

William Hamling MP
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office 1974–1975
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Timothy Kitson
Succeeded by	Kenneth Marks
Member of Parliament for Woolwich West
In office 1964–1975
Preceded by	Colin William Carstairs Turner
Succeeded by	Peter Bottomley
Personal details
Born	William Hamling (1912-08-10)10 August 1912
Died	20 March 1975(1975-03-20) (aged 62)
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Liverpool
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1939–1945
Rank	Signals Officer
Unit	Royal Marines
Battles/wars	World War II

Hamling was educated at Liverpool University and was a signals officer in the Royal Marines during World War II.

Hamling contested Southport in 1945, Liverpool Wavertree in 1950 and 1951, Woolwich West in 1955 and 1959, and Torquay at the 1955 by-election, before he was finally elected as member of parliament (MP) for the Woolwich West constituency at the 1964 general election, and held the seat until his death in 1975, aged 62. The resulting Woolwich West by-election was won by the Conservative candidate Peter Bottomley.

Probably the author of A Short History of the Liverpool Trades Council, Liverpool Trades Council and Labour Party, 1948.

A stained-glass window depicting William Blake, dedicated to the memory of Hamling, may be found in St. Mary's Church, Battersea.

References

• Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1951 & 1966

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Hamling
• Catalogue of Hamling's papers, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
• St Mary's Battersea (memorial window)
• Mr William Hamling: Former MP for Greenwich Woolwich West