William Cove facts for kids

William George Cove (born May 21, 1888 – died March 15, 1963) was a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party for many years, serving from 1923 to 1959. An MP is a person elected to represent a group of people in the House of Commons, which is part of the UK Parliament.

Early Life and Becoming a Teacher

William George Cove was born in 1888 in a place called Halifax Terrace in Middle Rhondda, Wales. His parents were Edwin and Elizabeth Cove. His father was a miner who had moved to the Rhondda Valleys from Gloucestershire. Many people moved there for work in the growing coal industry. William's mother was from Aberdare, another town in Wales.

William Cove decided to become a teacher. In 1911, he started working as a teacher for the Rhondda Urban Council.

His Time in Parliament

William Cove was first elected to Parliament in 1923. He became the MP for a place called Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. He took over from another MP named Geoffrey Shakespeare.

In 1929, William Cove changed the area he represented. He became the MP for Aberavon, a constituency in Wales. The leader of the Labour Party at that time, Ramsay MacDonald, had previously been the MP for Aberavon.

William Cove stayed as the MP for Aberavon for a very long time. He served in Parliament for 36 years! He retired in 1959, which means he decided not to run for election again. After he retired, John Morris became the new MP for Aberavon.

William George Cove passed away in 1963 when he was 74 years old. He died in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

A Note on History

Sometimes, historians don't write much about certain people. William Cove is one of those people. He isn't often mentioned in history books, like the Dictionary of Welsh Biography.