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George Lathan
George Lathan (5 August 1875 – 14 June 1942) was a British trade unionist and politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Park from 1929 to 1931 and from 1935 until his death. Lathan worked on the railways where he became an active trade unionist and joined the Independent Labour Party. He became president of the Railway Clerks Association from 1906 until 1912, when he became its chief assistant secretary, a post he held until 1937. Lathan also joined the Labour Party, and at the 1918 general election, stood unsuccessfully in Watford. From 1921 until 1936, Lathan was a member of the Railways National Wages Board. From 1921 until 1937, he was the president of the National Federation of Professional Workers. Lathan was a parliamentary candidate at successive general elections. In 1922 he was defeated in Enfield, then in 1923 and 1924 he stood in Sheffield Park, finally winning the seat in 1929. He lost the seat in 1931, but retook it in 1935. He se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British People
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals. When used in a historical context, "British" or "Britons" can refer to the Ancient Britons, the indigenous inhabitants of Great Britain and Brittany, whose surviving members are the modern Welsh people, Cornish people, and Bretons. It also refers to citizens of the former British Empire, who settled in the country prior to 1973, and hold neither UK citizenship nor nationality. Though early assertions of being British date from the Late Middle Ages, the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 triggered a sense of British national identity.. The notion of Britishness and a shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 United Kingdom General Election
The 1929 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 30 May 1929 and resulted in a hung parliament. It stands as the fourth of six instances under the secret ballot, and the first of three under universal suffrage, in which a party has lost on the popular vote but won the highest number (known as "a plurality") of seats versus all other parties (the others are 1874, January 1910, December 1910, 1951 and February 1974). In 1929, Ramsay MacDonald's Labour Party won the most seats in the House of Commons for the first time. The Liberal Party led again by former Prime Minister David Lloyd George regained some ground lost in the 1924 general election and held the balance of power. Parliament was dissolved on 10 May. The election was often referred to as the "Flapper Election", because it was the first in which women aged 21–29 had the right to vote (owing to the Representation of the People Act 1928). (Women over 30 had been able to vote since the 1918 general ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Hirst (trade Unionist)
Stanley Hirst (1876 – June 1950) was a British trade unionist. Born in Huddersfield, Hirst left school at the age of ten to work in a mill, then later became a tram driver. He joined the Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers, soon becoming its full-time assistant general secretary, then in 1917 the general secretary. Labour Party, ''Report of the Annual Conference'' (1950), p.37 He took this into a merger which in 1919 formed the United Vehicle Workers, becoming general secretary of the new union,Paul Martin, ''The Trade Union Badge: Material Culture in Action'', p.65 then in 1922, he led the union into the merger which formed the Transport and General Workers' Union The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU or T&G) was one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland – where it was known as the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union (ATGWU) to differentiate ... (TGWU), becoming financial secretary o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Walker Thomson
George Walker Thomson (1883 – 7 July 1949)''Labour: TUC Information Broadsheet'', vols.10-11, p.379 was a Scottish trade unionist. Born in Glasgow, Thomson studied at Allan Glen's School and the Glasgow School of Art. During this time, he became a supporter of guild socialism, and for a while was secretary of the Clarion Scouts in the city.James Young,George Walker Thomson, ''The Draughtsman'', August 1949 Although he began working as a model builder, he soon followed his father into engineering, completing an apprenticeship with Ross & Duncan before studying at the Royal Technical College. He then worked as a draughtsman designing boilers and joined the new Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen (AESD). He was elected to its executive in 1917, where was a close associate of general secretary Peter Doig, who had studied with Thomson at the School of Art, and he became the union's convenor later the same year. During World War I, Thomson was joint edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Simpson (politician)
Frederick Brown Simpson (6 November 1886 – 23 September 1939) was a United Kingdom, British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician. Born in Nottingham and in 1922 Simpson was elected to Leeds City Council as an alderman, and in 1931 was Lord Mayor of Leeds, Lord Mayor of the city.''Obituary: Mr F. B. Simpson M. P.'', The Times, 25 September 1939, p.10 He was a prominent trades unionist, and served as president of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, Railway Clerks' Association from 1932 to 1937. He was elected at the 1935 United Kingdom general election, 1935 general election as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency), Ashton-under-Lyne, defeating the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative MP John Broadbent by a majority of only 114 votes. F B Simpson died suddenly while playing golf at Headingley, near Leeds in September 1939.He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium.In the 1939 Ashto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Romeril
Herbert George Romeril (1881 – 2 October 1963) was an English Labour Party politician. Romeril worked at the Railway Clearing House, and joined the Railway Clerks' Association. He also joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP), and became the chair of its Metropolitan Branch. The ILP was affiliated to the Labour Party, and at the 1918 and 1922 UK general elections, Romeril stood unsuccessfully for it in St Pancras South East. He finally won the seat in 1923, lost it in 1924, won it again in 1929, and then lost again in 1931. From 1930 to 1931, he chaired the Estimates Committee in Parliament. At the 1935 UK general election The 1935 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 14 November 1935 and resulted in a large, albeit reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Stanley Baldwin of the Conservative Party. The greatest number of members, a ..., Romeril stood unsuccessfully in Battersea South. He did not stand for Parliament again, but did ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William J
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German '' Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 Sheffield Park By-election
The 1942 Sheffield Park by-election was held on 27 August 1942. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, George Lathan. It was won by the unopposed Labour candidate Thomas Burden. References 1942 in England 1942 elections in the United Kingdom By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Sheffield constituencies Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom (need citation) 1940s in Sheffield {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Burden, 1st Baron Burden
Thomas William Burden, 1st Baron Burden (29 January 1885 – 27 May 1970), was a British Labour Party politician and church official. Burden was the son of Thomas Burden, mayor of East Ham. He was born in Mile End, and was educated at the London School of Economics. In 1909, he became the chair of the Poplar Labour League, then became its chair, serving until 1922. He joined the Railway Clerks' Association, and from 1916 served on its executive committee. From 1921, he was on the executive of the London Labour Party, and also of the Workers' Educational Association. He was also active in the Fabian Society and the Independent Labour Party. In 1942, Burden was elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Park, a seat he held until 1950. He was also Second Church Estates Commissioner The Church Commissioners is a body which administers the property assets of the Church of England. It was established in 1948 and combined the assets of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Benn
Arthur Shirley Benn, 1st Baron Glenravel, (20 December 1858 – 13 June 1937), known as Sir Arthur Benn, Bt, between 1926 and 1936, was a British businessman and politician. Early life He was born on 20 December 1858, in Cork, Ireland, the son of Reverend John Watkins Benn. He received his formal education at Clifton College, then at Inner Temple. Business career He became a managing director, then the British Vice-Consul to Mobile, Alabama. Political career Benn became active in the Conservative Party, and stood in Battersea at the 1906 general election. In 1907, he was elected to London County Council, representing the equivalent seat, a post he held for four years. He stood for Parliament in Battersea again in January 1910. In December, he was instead elected at Plymouth. In 1915 during the First World War he was a member of the House of Commons' 'Ammunition Committee', established by David Lloyd George as Minister of Munitions. Benn moved to represent Plymouth Drake i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Storry Deans
Richard Storry Deans (1868 – 31 August 1938) was a British politician. Storry Deans studied at the University of London and then at Gray's Inn. He joined the Conservative Party, and was narrowly elected when he stood as its candidate in Sheffield Park at the 1923 general election. He increased his majority in 1924, but lost the seat in 1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ....Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, ''Who's Who of British MPs: Volume III, 1919–1945'' References External links * 1868 births 1938 deaths Politics of Sheffield Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 Members of Gray's Inn {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasurer Of The Labour Party
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The significant core functions of a corporate treasurer include cash and liquidity management, risk management, and corporate finance. Government The treasury of a country is the department responsible for the country's economy, finance and revenue. The treasurer is generally the head of the treasury, although, in some countries (such as the United Kingdom or the United States) the treasury reports to a Secretary of the Treasury or Chancellor of the Exchequer. In Australia, the Treasurer is a senior minister and usually the second or third most important member of the government after the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. Each Australian state and self-governing territory also has its own treasurer. From 1867 to 1993, Ontario's Minister of Finance was called the Treasurer of Ontario. Originally the word referred to the person in charge of the treasure of a noble; however, it has no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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