Tag: Biographies
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H.A.L Fisher
H.A.L Fisher History An English historian and liberal politician. Elected to Parliament in 1916. Joined David Lloyd George's government as President of the Board of Education. Responsible for the 1918 Education Act which made school attendance compulsory up to the age of 14.
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Patrick Abercrombie
Patrick Abercrombie History An English town planner and architect of international renown, best known for the 'Abercrombie Plan' to redesign post-the Second World War London and led to the New Town Movement. After the war he redesigned Hong Kong and drew up plans for the Ethiopian […]
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John Boyd-Carpenter
John Boyd-Carpenter History Conservative politician, MP for Kingston upon Thames from 1945-1972. Held Ministerial posts between 1951-1964. Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee between 1964-1970, becoming a life peer in 1972. Member of the Parker Committee in 1972, exploring the […]
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General Harrison
General Harrison History The Commander of the British garrison in Chanak in 1922, sent there to protect the Dardanelles. Threatened by Turkish forces, Lloyd George insisted that the British troops hold their ground. The crisis led to the fall of Lloyd George's coalition government.
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David Eccles
David Eccles History Conservative MP and Peer, who served as a minister under Churchill, Eden, Macmillan and Heath. Helped organise the Coronation in 1953. As Minister of Arts in the 1970s clashed with the Arts Council over the funding of controversial plays. Died in 1999.
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Arthur Salter
Sir Arthur Salter History British civil servant who was director of ship requisitioning in the First World War. Sent to America to negotiate more new shipbuilding. After the First World War he worked for the League of Nations in Geneva. In the Second World War he again was in charge of […]
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Rhondda
Lord Rhondda History Liberal MP for Merthyr Tydfil from 1888-1910. Sent to the US by Lloyd George to negotiate supplies of war munitions during the First World War. His success led to a Peerage and a successful appointment as Minister for Rationing between 1917-1918.
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Rhondda
Lord Rhondda History Liberal MP for Merthyr Tydfil from 1888-1910. Sent to the US by Lloyd George to negotiate supplies of war munitions during the First World War. His success led to a Peerage and a successful appointment as Minister for Rationing between 1917-1918.
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Hugh Gaitskell
Hugh Gaitskell History Labour MP from 1945-1951, holding various government posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1950-1951. Elected Labour leader, defeating Bevan, in 1955. Opposed Eden over Suez and refused to accept as binding Labour's conference resolution in favour of […]
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Hugh Gaitskell
Hugh Gaitskell History Labour MP from 1945-1951, holding various government posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1950-1951. Elected Labour leader, defeating Bevan, in 1955. Opposed Eden over Suez and refused to accept as binding Labour's conference resolution in favour of […]
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Margaret Bondfield
Margaret Bondfield History Labour politician and feminist and the first female Cabinet Minister. She was Minister of Labour from 1929-1931 before losing her seat in the 1931 election. She continued to support Ramsay Macdonald's National Government, for which she was never forgiven by the […]
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William Beveridge
William Beveridge History Academic and civil servant. Advised Lloyd George on Pensions and Insurance. In 1919 became Director of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Served on several government commissions between the wars. In 1940 was asked to investigate existing schemes of social security. […]
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William Beveridge
William Beveridge History Academic and civil servant. Advised Lloyd George on Pensions and Insurance. In 1919 became Director of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Served on several government commissions between the wars. In 1940 was asked to investigate existing schemes of social security. […]
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Ruth Ellis
Ruth Ellis History The last woman to receive the death penalty in the United Kingdom. She was convicted of the murder of her lover, David Blakely, and was hanged at Holloway Prison in London in 1955.
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Ruth Ellis
Ruth Ellis History The last woman to receive the death penalty in the United Kingdom. She was convicted of the murder of her lover, David Blakely, and was hanged at Holloway Prison in London in 1955.