Under Secretary1922
Appointed Permanent Under Secretary at the Home Office
Historical person
John Anderson Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Anderson, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
13 records1922–194511 events2 places
Chronological biography
1922
1923
Home Secretary of Great Britain1923
Appointed Permanent Home Secretary
1932
Governor1932
Appointed Governor of Bengal
1938
Lord Privy Seal1938
Appointed Lord Privy Seal
1939
Civil Defence4 September 1939
Launches a program to build "Anderson" shelters. Given responsibility for interning enemy aliens, evacuations & building shelters
Home Secretary of Great Britain4 September 1939
Appointed Home Secretary
1940
Economy of Great Britain1940
Given responsibility for directing economic policy
Lord President1940
Appointed Lord President
Speech1940
Criticizes Churchill for "interfering with everybodys department"
1941
War Cabinet1941
The Lord Presidents Committee founds a domestic War Cabinet
1943
Chancellor of the Exchequer25 December 1943
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term
1944
Employment Policy White PaperMay 1944
The Government commits itself to maintaining a high and stable level of employment.
1945
Chancellor of the Exchequer1945
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term
Titles and roles
Chancellor of the Exchequer · Governor of Bengal · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Lord President of the Council · Lord Privy Seal · Sir · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Under Secretary of the Home Office
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.