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Arthur Henderson

1863 – 1935 · aged 72

British politician (1863-1935)

Born
13 Sept 1863 · Anderston
Died
20 Oct 1935 · London

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 83 years
  1. 13 Sept 1863BornBorn in Anderston
  2. 1903 – 1906RoleMember of the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom
  3. 1906 – 1910RoleMember of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom
  4. 1908 – 1910RoleLeader of the Labour Party
  5. 1910RoleMember of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom
  6. 1910 – 1918RoleMember of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
  7. 1914 – 1917RoleLeader of the Labour Party
  8. 1915 – 1916RoleSecretary of State for Education
  9. 1915RoleMember of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
  10. 1916RolePaymaster General
  11. 1919 – 1922RoleMember of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
  12. 1923RoleMember of the 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
  13. 1924RoleHome Secretary
  14. 1924RoleMember of the 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
  15. 1924 – 1929RoleMember of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom
  16. 1925 – 1927RoleLabour Chief Whip
  17. 1929 – 1931RoleMember of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom
  18. 1929 – 1931RoleSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  19. 1931 – 1932RoleLeader of the Labour Party
  20. 1931 – 1932RoleLeader of the Opposition
  21. 1933 – 1935RoleMember of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom
  22. 1933AwardWateler Peace Prize
  23. 1934AwardNobel Peace Prize
  24. 20 Oct 1935DiedDied in London

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1863 – 1935).

  1. 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
  2. 18961896 Summer Olympics
  3. 1898Spanish–American War
  4. 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
  5. 1914 – 1918World War I
  6. 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
  7. 1917Balfour Declaration
  8. 1917February Revolution
  9. 1917October Revolution
  10. 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
  11. 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
  12. 1920Treaty of Versailles
  13. 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
  14. 19341934 FIFA World Cup

Biography

Arthur Henderson (13 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the first Labour cabinet minister, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934 and, uniquely, served three separate terms as Leader of the Labour Party in three different decades, and was elected to parliament in five by-elections in different constituencies. He was popular among his colleagues, who called him "Uncle Arthur" in acknowledgement of his integrity, his devotion to the cause and his imperturbability. He was a transitional figure whose policies were, at first, close to those of the Liberal Party. The trades unions rejected his emphasis on arbitration and conciliation, and thwarted his goal of unifying the Labour Party and the trade unions.

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