Clynes, John Robert
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Clynes, John Robert (b. 27 Mar. 1869, d. 23 Oct. 1949). British Labour leader 1920–2 Born in Oldham, and educated at elementary school. He began work in a textile mill at the age of 10, and became an active trade unionist. He joined the
Independent Labour Party in 1893, and became an MP for North-East Manchester in 1906. He opposed Labour's entry into the
Asquith coalition in 1915, but served under
Lloyd George from 1917. He was elected as chairman of the Parliamentary
Labour Party in 1921, leading it in the 1922 general election. He lost this post in the same year to Ramsay
MacDonald, but in the first two Labour governments was Lord Privy Seal (1924) and Home Secretary (1929–31). He lost his seat in 1931, but returned to the Commons in 1935, remaining there until his retirement in 1945.
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Hague's bogus charity riddle
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Hague says yes to sacked peer's deal
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Hague, Arnold
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
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Frank Hague
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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The Hague
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Hague Tribunal
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
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Hague Peace Conferences
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
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