Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton Biography and Timeline

Birth of Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton

Birth of Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton

Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland

Role range: 1924-1924 – 1924-1931

Germany and Locarno Treaty Debate

Challenges policy toward Germany after the remilitarisation of the Rhineland and the breach of the Locarno settlement.

Immediate Programme", a discussion of Labours economic planning

Publication of "Immediate Programme", a discussion of Labours economic planning

Immediate Programme

Publication of "Immediate Programme", a discussion of Labours economic planning

Armament

The Labour Party Conference accepts a proposal from Dalton to oppose appeasement. Persuades the Parliamentary Labour Party to abstain for the annual service estimates

Labour Party Conference

The Labour Party Conference accepts a proposal from Dalton to oppose appeasement

Danzig Question

Raises the status of Danzig as concern grows that German territorial demands may extend beyond the Munich settlement.

Defence Loans Debate

Presses the government on financing defence as Labour argues that earlier appeasement has increased the need for rapid preparation.

Czechoslovakia after German Occupation

Challenges the government after German forces occupy Prague and the Munich settlement collapses.

European Situation

Urges a firmer collective response to German expansion in the first major foreign-policy debates after Prague.

European Situation

Supports stronger commitments against further aggression following the abandonment of the previous appeasement approach.

European Situation

Presses for effective deterrence and wider international cooperation against further German advances.

European Situation

Continues challenging the government to build a credible anti-aggression front in Europe.

Great Britain and Russia Negotiations

Questions the government over negotiations with the Soviet Union as Labour presses for a broader security coalition.

European Situation

Argues that the failure of appeasement requires stronger diplomatic and military coordination with states threatened by Germany.

Great Britain and Russia Negotiations

Presses ministers on the pace and substance of negotiations for cooperation with the Soviet Union.

Great Britain and Russia Negotiations

Continues questioning the government's attempts to construct a collective-security agreement with the Soviet Union.

Anglo-French-Russian Conversations

Presses for progress in the Anglo-French-Soviet negotiations intended to deter further German aggression.

Danzig Situation

Raises the increasingly dangerous Danzig crisis as German pressure shifts toward Poland.

International Situation

Takes part in the Commons debate on the worsening international crisis and the need to make Britain's guarantees credible.

Minister of Economic Warfare

Appointed Minister for Economic Warfare

Role range: 1940-1945

SOE

Churchill invites Hugh Dalton to establish the Special Operations Executive

Role range: 1939-1945

Board of Trade

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1942-1945

President of Board of Trade

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1942-1945

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1947

Bank of England

Dalton nationalizes the Bank of England

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1947

Economy of Great Britain

Dalton nationalizes the Bank of England

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1947

Nationalization

Dalton nationalizes the Bank of England

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1947

Economy of Great Britain

Dalton is forced to suspend the convertibility of the pound

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1947

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Resigns as Chancellor of the Exhchequer

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1947

Ramblers Association

Appointed President of the Ramblers Association

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1947

Peerage

Created Baron Dalton, life peer

Death of Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton

Death of Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton