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Arthur Hollins (politician)

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Name
  
Arthur Hollins


Role
  
Member of Parliament

Books
  
The Farmer, the Plough and the Devil: The Story of Fordhall Farm

Arthur Hollins CBE (1876–1962) was the Labour Member of Parliament for Hanley in Staffordshire, England.

He became general-secretary of the Potters Union.

He was elected as an MP at a by-election in 1928, lost his seat at the 1931 general election, won it back in 1935, and stood down in 1945. Hollins was a local councillor and was Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent for 1933–34, was awarded CBE in 1949, and became a Freeman of the City of Stoke-on-Trent in 1960. He died in 1962.

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