Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament
Role range: 1924-1924
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Arthur Henderson Biography and Timeline
Follow Arthur Henderson through 28 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Arthur Henderson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1903–1934Years on this page
1903
1905
Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
Appointed Chairman of the LRC
Role range: 1905-1906
1908
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Labour Party, 1st term
Role range: 1924-1924 – 1908-1910
1911
Labour Party Secretary
Becomes secretary of the Labour Party.
Role range: 1911-1934
National Party Administration
Takes responsibility for national organization and parliamentary coordination.
Role range: 1911-1934
Secretary of Labour Party
Appointed Secretary of the Labour Party
Role range: 1924-1924 – 1911-1934
1913
Political Levy Reform
Helps Labour benefit from lawful political levies with individual opt-outs.
Role range: 1911-1934
Trade Union Act Support
Supports legislation restoring trade-union political funding rights.
Role range: 1911-1934
Political Levy Reform
Welcomes restoration of trade-union political fund powers.
Role range: 1911-1934
Trade Union Act Campaign
Strengthens Labour financing after the Osborne judgment restrictions.
Role range: 1911-1934
1914
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Labour Party, 2nd term
Role range: 1924-1924 – 1914-1917
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
Role range: 1924-1924 – 1914-1922
Whip
Appointed Whip of the Labour Party, 1st term
Role range: 1924-1924 – 1914-1914
1915
Education Board
Appointed Head of the Education Board, the first Labour Member of Parliament to have Cabinet rank
Role range: 1915-1916 – 1915-1918
Education
Appointed Head of the Education Board, the first Labour Member of Parliament to have Cabinet rank
Role range: 1915-1916 – 1915-1918
Cabinet
Appointed Member of Cabinet
Role range: 1915-1916 – 1915-1918
1916
War Cabinet
Appointed Member of 5 man War Cabinet, representitive of Labour
Role range: 1915-1916
Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Role range: 1916-1922
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Role range: 1916-1922
1921
Whip
Appointed Whip of the Labour Party, 2nd term
Role range: 1924-1924 – 1921-1923
1924
Election
Wins the Burnley by-election
Role range: 1924-1924
Minister Without Portfolio
Appointed Minister without Portfolio
Role range: 1924-1924 – 1924-1924
1925
Whip
Appointed Whip of the Labour Party, 3rd term
Role range: 1925-1927
1929
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
Role range: 1929-1931 – 1929-1931
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Role range: 1929-1931 – 1929-1931
1931
Government
Most of the Labour Party refuse to support MacDonalds coalition Government
1932
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the International Disarmament Conference
1934
Nobel Prize
Awarded the nobel peace prize for work in international disarmament
Role range: 1911-1934
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.