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1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East By-election
The 1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East (UK Parliament constituency), Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election was held on 17 January 1923. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Joseph Nicholas Bell. Electoral history Result Aftermath References 1923 elections in the United Kingdom, Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election 1923 in England, Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election January 1923 events, Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election 20th century in Newcastle upon Tyne Elections in Newcastle upon Tyne By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Northumberland constituencies {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Henderson
Arthur Henderson (13 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the first Labour cabinet minister, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934 and, uniquely, served three separate terms as Leader of the Labour Party in three different decades. He was popular among his colleagues, who called him "Uncle Arthur" in acknowledgement of his integrity, his devotion to the cause and his imperturbability. He was a transitional figure whose policies were, at first, close to those of the Liberal Party. The trades unions rejected his emphasis on arbitration and conciliation, and thwarted his goal of unifying the Labour Party and the trade unions. Early life Arthur Henderson was born at 10 Paterson Street, Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, in 1863, the son of Agnes, a domestic servant, and David Henderson, a textile worker who died when Arthur was ten years old. After his father's death, the Hendersons moved to Newcastle upon Tyne in the North-East of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Barnes (Liberal Politician)
Major Harry Barnes (5 December 1870 – 12 October 1935) was a radical United Kingdom Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician, architect and author specialising in housing and town planning. He first stood for parliament in 1918 when he was selected as the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal candidate for Newcastle upon Tyne East (UK Parliament constituency), Newcastle upon Tyne East. He had served as a Major in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Northumberland Fusiliers Voluntary Regiment. He had been the District Valuer for Newcastle upon Tyne from 1916–1918, so knew the town well. The seat was a newly created constituency and his prospects of winning were helped when no Unionist opponent came forward and he was endorsed by the Coalition Government led by David Lloyd George; Despite being elected as a supporter of the government, Barnes resigned the Coalition Liberal Whip in November 1919 to take the opposition Liberal Whip. In parliament Barnes was associated with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
