George Banton
George Banton (1856 – 19 April 1932) was a Labour politician in England.
A long-serving alderman in Leicester, and leader of the Labour Party in Leicester,
Banton was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) Leicester East at a by-election March 1922.
He made his maiden speech on 4 April, about old-age pensions.
He was defeated at the general election in November 1922.
He regained the seat at the 1923 general election, but was defeated again at the 1924 general election.
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