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Arthur Henderson Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Arthur Henderson, based on 28 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

28 records1903–193422 events3 places

Chronological biography

1903

Member of Parliament1903

Government / Labour Party Government · Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament

1905

Labour Representation Committee (LRC)1905

Politics / Labour Party · Chairman of the LRC

Appointed Chairman of the LRC

1908

Chairman1908

Government / Labour Party Government · Chairman of Labour Party

Appointed Chairman of the Labour Party, 1st term

1911

Labour Party Secretary1911

Government / Labour Party Government · Labour Party Secretary · London

Becomes secretary of the Labour Party.

National Party Administration1911

Government / Labour Party Government · Labour Party Secretary · London

Takes responsibility for national organization and parliamentary coordination.

Secretary of Labour Party1911

Government / Labour Party Government · Secretary of Labour Party

Appointed Secretary of the Labour Party

1913

Political Levy Reform7 March 1913

Government / Labour Party Government · Labour Party Secretary · London

Helps Labour benefit from lawful political levies with individual opt-outs.

Political Levy Reform7 March 1913

Politics / Labour Party · Labour Party Secretary · London

Welcomes restoration of trade-union political fund powers.

Trade Union Act Campaign7 March 1913

Politics / Labour Party · Labour Party Secretary · London

Strengthens Labour financing after the Osborne judgment restrictions.

Trade Union Act Support7 March 1913

Government / Labour Party Government · Labour Party Secretary · London

Supports legislation restoring trade-union political funding rights.

1914

Chairman1914

Government / Labour Party Government · Chairman of Labour Party

Appointed Chairman of the Labour Party, 2nd term

Party Leader1914

Government / Labour Party Government · Party Leader of LP · London

Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party

Whip1914

Government / Labour Party Government · Whip of Labour Party

Appointed Whip of the Labour Party, 1st term

1915

Cabinet1915

Government / Coalition Government · Member of Cabinet

Appointed Member of Cabinet

Education1915

Government / Coalition Government · Head of Education · London

Appointed Head of the Education Board, the first Labour Member of Parliament to have Cabinet rank

Education Board1915

Government / Coalition Government · Head of Education · London

Appointed Head of the Education Board, the first Labour Member of Parliament to have Cabinet rank

1916

Board of Trade1916

Government / Coalition Government · President of Board of Trade

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

President of Board of Trade1916

Government / Coalition Government · President of Board of Trade

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

War Cabinet1916

Government / Coalition Government · Member of War Cabinet · London

Appointed Member of 5 man War Cabinet, representitive of Labour

1921

Whip1921

Government / Labour Party Government · Whip of Labour Party

Appointed Whip of the Labour Party, 2nd term

1924

Minister Without Portfolio1924

Government / Labour Party Government · Minister Without Portfolio

Appointed Minister without Portfolio

ElectionMarch 1924

Government / Labour Party Government · Burnley

Wins the Burnley by-election

1925

Whip1925

Government / Labour Party Government · Whip of Labour Party

Appointed Whip of the Labour Party, 3rd term

1929

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain1929

Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Secretary for Foreign Affairs

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain8 June 1929

Government / Labour Party Government · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Foreign Minister

1931

Government26 August 1931

Government / Labour Party Government · Party Leader of LP

Most of the Labour Party refuse to support MacDonalds coalition Government

1932

Chairman1932

Government / Labour Party Government · Chairman of IDC

Appointed Chairman of the International Disarmament Conference

1934

Nobel Prize1934

Government / Labour Party Government · Party Secretary of LP · Oslo

Awarded the nobel peace prize for work in international disarmament

Titles and roles

Chairman of IDC · Chairman of Labour Party · Chairman of the LRC · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Head of Education · Labour Party Secretary · Member of Cabinet · Member of Parliament · Member of War Cabinet · Minister Without Portfolio · Party Leader of LP · Party Secretary of LP · President of Board of Trade · Secretary of Labour Party · Whip of Labour Party

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.