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George Isaacs

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George Alfred Isaacs JP DL (28 May 1883 – 26 April 1979) was a British politician and trades unionist who served in the government of Clement Attlee. [1]

53 relations: Aneurin Bevan, Bill Spackman, C. W. Bowerman, Clement Attlee, Demobilisation of the British Armed Forces after the Second World War, Deputy Lieutenant, Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory, Edward Strauss, Finsbury, General Council of the Trades Union Congress, Gravesend (UK Parliament constituency), Herbert Skinner (trade unionist), Hilary Marquand, Irving Albery, J. H. Thomas, Justice of the peace, Labour Party (UK), London, Member of parliament, Methodism, Metropolitan Borough of Southwark, National Government (United Kingdom), National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants, Parliamentary Private Secretary, Politician, Printing and Kindred Trades Federation, Rab Butler, Ramsay MacDonald, Ray Gunter, Royal Commission, Secretary (title), Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, Secretary of State for Employment, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Southwark, Southwark (UK Parliament constituency), Southwark North (UK Parliament constituency), Southwark North by-election, 1927, Southwark North by-election, 1939, Surrey, Trade union, Trades Union Congress, United Kingdom, United Kingdom general election, 1922, United Kingdom general election, 1923, United Kingdom general election, 1924, United Kingdom general election, 1929, United Kingdom general election, 1931, United Kingdom general election, 1935, ..., United Kingdom general election, 1945, United Kingdom general election, 1950, United Kingdom general election, 1959. Expand index (3 more) »

Aneurin Bevan

Aneurin Bevan (15 November 1897 – 6 July 1960), often known as Nye Bevan, was a Welsh Labour Party politician who was the Minister for Health in the post-war Attlee ministry from 1945-51.

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Bill Spackman

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C. W. Bowerman

Charles William Bowerman (22 January 1851 – 11 June 1947), often known as C. W. Bowerman, was a prominent British trade unionist and politician.

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Clement Attlee

Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (3 January 1883 – 8 October 1967) was a British statesman of the Labour Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955.

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Demobilisation of the British Armed Forces after the Second World War

At the end of the Second World War, there were approximately five million servicemen and servicewomen in the British Armed Forces.

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Deputy Lieutenant

In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is a Crown appointment and one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area: an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county.

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Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory

Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory,, (26 December 1899 – 20 January 1981) was a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords.

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Edward Strauss

Edward Anthony Strauss (7 December 1862 – 25 March 1939) was an English corn, grain and hop merchant of German-Jewish background.

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Finsbury

Finsbury is a district of Central London, England.

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General Council of the Trades Union Congress

The General Council of the Trades Union Congress is an elected body which is responsible for carrying out the policies agreed at the annual British Trade Union Congresses (TUC).

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Gravesend (UK Parliament constituency)

Gravesend was a county constituency centred on the town of Gravesend, Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.

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Herbert Skinner (trade unionist)

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Hilary Marquand

Hilary Adair Marquand, (24 December 1901 – 6 November 1972) was a British economist and Labour Party politician.

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Irving Albery

Sir Irving James Albery (12 May 1879 – 14 November 1967) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Gravesend from 1924 to 1945.

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J. H. Thomas

James Henry Thomas (3 October 1874 – 21 January 1949), sometimes known as Jimmy Thomas, was a British trade unionist and Labour (later National Labour) politician.

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Justice of the peace

A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer, of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Methodism

Methodism or the Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity which derive their inspiration from the life and teachings of John Wesley, an Anglican minister in England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Southwark

The Metropolitan Borough of Southwark (Br) was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965.

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National Government (United Kingdom)

In the United Kingdom, National Government is an abstract concept of a coalition of some or all major political parties.

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National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants

The National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants (NATSOPA) was a British trade union.

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Parliamentary Private Secretary

A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a United Kingdom or New Zealand Member of Parliament (MP) designated by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as the minister's contact with MPs.

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Politician

A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking office in government.

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Printing and Kindred Trades Federation

The Printing and Kindred Trades Federation (P&KTF) was a trade union federation in the United Kingdom.

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Rab Butler

Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, (9 December 1902 – 8 March 1982), generally known as R. A. Butler and familiarly known from his initials as Rab, was a prominent British Conservative politician.

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Ramsay MacDonald

James Ramsay MacDonald, (né James McDonald Ramsay; 12 October 18669 November 1937) was a British statesman who was the first Labour Party politician to become Prime Minister, leading minority Labour governments in 1924 and in 1929–31.

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Ray Gunter

Raymond Jones Gunter (30 August 1909 – 12 April 1977) was a British Labour Party politician.

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Royal Commission

A Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue in some monarchies.

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Secretary (title)

Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization.

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Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet-level position created in 1925 responsible for British relations with the dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State — and the self-governing Crown colony of Southern Rhodesia.

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Secretary of State for Employment

The Secretary of State for Employment was a position in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

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Secretary of State for the Colonies

The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet minister in charge of managing the United Kingdom's various colonial dependencies.

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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, or informally Work and Pensions Secretary is a post in the British Cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Southwark

Southwark is a district of Central London and part of the London Borough of Southwark.

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Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)

Southwark was a constituency centred on the Southwark district of South London.

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Southwark North (UK Parliament constituency)

Southwark (Br) North was a parliamentary constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark, in South London.

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Southwark North by-election, 1927

The Southwark North by-election, 1927 was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North held on 28 March 1927.

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Southwark North by-election, 1939

The Southwark North by-election by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North.

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Surrey

Surrey is a county in South East England, and one of the home counties.

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Trade union

A trade union or trades union, also called a labour union (Canada) or labor union (US), is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve many common goals; such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by the creation of a monopoly of the workers.

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Trades Union Congress

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in England and Wales, representing the majority of trade unions.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United Kingdom general election, 1922

The 1922 United Kingdom general election was held on Wednesday 15 November 1922.

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United Kingdom general election, 1923

The 1923 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 6 December 1923.

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United Kingdom general election, 1924

The 1924 United Kingdom general election was held on Wednesday 29 October 1924, as a result of the defeat of the Labour minority government, led by Ramsay MacDonald, in the House of Commons on a motion of no confidence.

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United Kingdom general election, 1929

The 1929 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 30 May 1929, and resulted in a hung parliament.

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United Kingdom general election, 1931

The 1931 United Kingdom general election was held on Tuesday 27 October 1931 and saw a landslide election victory for the National Government which had been formed two months previously after the collapse of the second Labour government.

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United Kingdom general election, 1935

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.

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United Kingdom general election, 1945

The 1945 United Kingdom general election was held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, because of local wakes weeks.

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United Kingdom general election, 1950

The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first ever general election to be held after a full term of Labour government.

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United Kingdom general election, 1959

The 1959 United Kingdom general election was held on 8 October 1959.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Isaacs

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