James Ramsay MacDonald Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Ramsay MacDonald, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

7 records1911–19317 events1 places

Chronological biography

1911

Labour Leadership Election6 February 1911

Politics / Labour Party · Labour Party Leader · London

Is elected leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party.

Parliamentary Labour Party Leadership6 February 1911

Politics / Labour Party · Labour Party Leader · London

Succeeds George Barnes as Labour's principal Commons spokesman.

1912

Commons Party Coordination1912

Politics / Labour Party · Labour Party Leader · London

Coordinates the party's parliamentary response to Liberal legislation.

Labour Parliamentary Leadership1912

Politics / Labour Party · Labour Party Leader · London

Leads Labour members during major constitutional and industrial debates.

1924

Geneva Protocol2 October 1924

Warfare / League of Nations · Prime Minister · Prime Minister of Great Britain · London

Backs arbitration proposals linked to League security.

1931

Economy of Great Britain21 September 1931

Government / National Government · Prime Minister of Great Britain · London

Britain's departure from gold allows sterling to float and ends the interwar return begun in 1925.

Gold Standard21 September 1931

Government / National Government · Prime Minister of Great Britain · London

Parliament suspends sterling's gold convertibility after a severe run on Britain's reserves.

Titles and roles

Labour Party Leader · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Prime Minister · Prime Minister of Great Britain

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.