Election
Loses the North-West Manchester by-election by just 429 votes
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill through 1,398 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1908–1909Years on this page
1908
Reform of Parliament
Introduces a Bill to the House of Commons to set up Wage Boards
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Dundee with a Liberal majority 2,709
Role range: 1908-1910
Reform of Workplace Conditions
Introduces the 2nd reading of the Mines Eight Hour Bill
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Marriage
Churchill gets engaged to Clementine Hozier
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Marriage
Marries Clementine Hozier
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Government Report
A Parliamentary Committee publishes a report favorable to Wage Bords
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Nationalization
Supports nationalization of the railways
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Reform of Parliament
A Parliamentary Committee publishes a report favorable to Wage Bords
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Speech
Ridicules the idea of Anglo-German conflict & calls for a reduction of naval building
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Strike
Helps settle the strike, accepting wage cuts & arbitration for the future
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Social Reform Policy Arguments
As President of the Board of Trade, Churchill promoted labor and welfare reforms that influenced his political writings.
1909
Labour Exchanges
Visits the 1st 17 Labour Exchanges, all of which open this day
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Legislation
Churchills Bill has its 2nd reading in the House of Commons
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Employment Service Legislation
Creates machinery matching unemployed workers with available jobs.
Role range: 1908-1910
Labour Exchanges Bill
Introduces legislation establishing a national labour exchange system.
Role range: 1908-1910
Legislation
Introduces the Labour Exchanges Bill to the House of Commons
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Reform of Parliament
Persuades Parliament to accept plans for the introduction of Labour Exchanges
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Birth of Diana Churchill
Birth of Diana Churchill, daughter of Winston & Clemantine Churchill
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Sweated Labour Reform
Targets exceptionally low pay in several poorly regulated trades.
Role range: 1908-1910
Trade Boards Bill Commons Campaign
Promotes wage-board legislation through the House of Commons.
Role range: 1908-1910
Strike
Succeeds in arbitrating a threatened coal miners strke
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Budget
Speaks against the Lords rejection of the Budget, refers to dangers of class warfare
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Speech
Speaks against the Lords plan to vote against the Budget
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Shakes hands with the Kaiser
Shakes hands with the Kaiser. A guest at military manoevres in Germany
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Minimum Wage Boards
Creates statutory machinery for fixing minimum rates in sweated industries.
Role range: 1908-1910
Trade Boards Act
Secures legislation establishing wage boards in selected low-paid trades.
Role range: 1908-1910
Assault
Theresa Grant, a suffragette, attacks Winston Churchill at Bristol railway station
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Suffragette Attack
Theresa Grant attacks Churchill at Bristol railway station.
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Budget League
Appointed President of the Budget League, defends Lloyd George
Role range: 1908-1915
Budget
Defends free trade & attacks the Lords for rejecting the Finance Bill
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Economy of Great Britain
Appointed President of the Budget League, defends Lloyd George
Role range: 1908-1915
Health Reform
Churchill proposes a National Insurance Bill but is turned down by Asquith
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Labour Exchange Network Planning
Plans a nationwide network of publicly operated labour exchanges.
Role range: 1908-1910
Labour Exchanges
Lays plans for the foundation of 200 Labour Exchanges
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Labour Exchanges
Visits the Labour Bureaux in Strasburg & Frankfurt am Main
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Legislation
Helps eliminate sweated labour. Gets the Trade Boards Bill passed. Gets the Labour Exchanges Bill passed. Establishes the principle of a minimum wage & breaks for meals & refreshment
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
National Employment Offices
Uses continental employment bureaux as models for British reform.
Role range: 1908-1910
Reform of Social Welfare
Churchill proposes a National Insurance Bill but is turned down by Asquith
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Tour
Defends free trade & attacks the Lords for rejecting the Finance Bill
Role range: 1908-1915 – 1908-1910
Records, sources and methodology
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