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James Ramsay MacDonald James Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald, James Ramsay (1866–1937). Prime minister. Between 1900 and 1929 Ramsay MacDonald contributed more than any other individual to building the Labour Party into a credible, national party of government. Throughout his career he retained a consistent vision of a democratic socialist... Read more
Ramsay MacDonald Ramsay MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald (James Ramsay McDonald), 1866-1937, British statesman, b. Scotland. The illegitimate son of a servant, he went as a young man to London, where he joined the Social Democratic Federation (1885) and the Fabian Society (1886). He became (1894) a member of the newly formed Independent... Read more
National Government National Government
National Government. The Labour government of Ramsay MacDonald in 1931 faced a severe economic crisis with more than 2 million unemployed and a run on the pound. It fell in August when the cabinet split on a proposal to cut unemployment benefit. MacDonald consulted Baldwin, leader of the... Read more
Margaret Grace Bondfield Margaret Grace Bondfield
Margaret Grace Bondfield 1873-1953, British political and trade union leader. A Labour member of Parliament (1923-24, 1926-31), she served as secretary to the minister of labor (1924) and, under Ramsay MacDonald, as minister of labor (1929-31). She wrote and lectured extensively on labor and... Read more
J. E. H. MacDonald J. E. H. MacDonald
MacDonald, J. E. H. ( James Edward Hervey MacDonald) (1873–1932). Canadian landscape painter. He was born in Durham, England, the son of a Canadian father, and moved to Hamilton, Ontario, when he was 14. In 1889 the family moved to Toronto, where he studied at the Central Ontario School of... Read more
syndicalists syndicalists
syndicalists. Disliking capitalism and fearing that the triumph of communism would merely introduce a different form of state oppression, syndicalists argued for the transfer of power to the trade unions, if necessary through a general strike. Their theorists included Proudhon and Sorel, they... Read more
Richard Burdon Haldane Viscount Haldane of Cloan Richard Burdon Haldane Viscount Haldane of Cloan
Richard Burdon Haldane Haldane of Cloan, Viscount 1856-1928, British statesman. He entered (1885) the House of Commons as a Liberal. As war secretary (1905-12) he effected drastic army reforms, creating a British expeditionary force, an imperial general staff, an officers training corps, and the... Read more
Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson
Arthur Henderson 1863-1935, British statesman, organizer and leader of the British Labour party . In early life he was an ironworker and a labor union leader. Elected (1903) to Parliament, he was chairman of the parliamentary Labour party (1908-10, 1914-17), president of the Board of Education... Read more
John Campbell 1st earl of Breadalbane John Campbell 1st earl of Breadalbane
John Campbell Breadalbane, 1st earl of , 1635?-1717, Scottish nobleman. He took part in the royalist rising of 1654 and helped George Monck to further the restoration (1660) of Charles II. In 1688 he privately supported James II, but he did not commit himself openly and took advantage of the Act of... Read more
Clement Richard Attlee 1st Earl Attlee Clement Richard Attlee 1st Earl Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee Attlee, 1st Earl , 1883-1967, British statesman. Educated at Oxford, he was called to the bar in 1905. His early experience as a social worker in London's East End led to his decision to give up law and devote his life to social improvement through politics. In 1907 he joined... Read more

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