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The Lord Popplewell
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Popplewell in 1947
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| Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West |
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| In office 5 July 1945 – 10 March 1966 |
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| Preceded by | William Nunn |
| Succeeded by | Robert Brown |
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| Born | 10 December 1899 |
| Died | 11 August 1977 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Ernest Popplewell, Baron Popplewell, CBE (10 December 1899 – 11 August 1977) was a British Labour Party politician.
In the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election, Popplewell was elected as Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West. In 1951 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). After his retirement from the House of Commons at the 1966 general election, he was made a life peer as Baron Popplewell, of Sherburn-in-Elmet in the West Riding of the County of York on 6 June 1966.
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