Birth of Herbert Stanley Morrison3 January 1888
Birth of Herbert Stanley Morrison
Historical person
Herbert Morrison Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Herbert Morrison, based on 18 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
18 records1888–195917 events2 places
Chronological biography
1888
1928
Chairman1928
Appointed Chairman of the National Labour Party
1929
Minister of Transport1929
Appointed Minister of Transport
Reform of Government1929
Founds the London Passenger Transport Board
1940
Fire Service1940
Founds the National Fire Service
Minister of Supply11 May 1940
Appointed Minister of Supply
Bombing of London4 October 1940
Former Leader of the London County Council, useful during the blitz
Home Secretary of Great Britain4 October 1940
Appointed Home Secretary
Bombing of London31 December 1940
Makes a broadcast on BBC TV outlining plans for fire-fighting in London
1941
Daily Worker1941
Persuades the War Cabinet to have the Daily Worker suppressed
1942
War Cabinet22 November 1942
Appointed Member of War Cabinet
1945
Cabinet Planning1945
Helps coordinate Cabinet work on Labour's reform programme.
Deputy Prime Minister1945
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister
Leader of House of Commons1945
Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President1945
Appointed Lord President of the Council
1951
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain12 March 1951
Appointed Foreign Minister
1955
Member of Parliament1955
Unsuccessfull for the leadership of the Labour Party, defeated in the 1st round
1959
Peerage1959
Created Baron Lambeth, 1st
Titles and roles
Baron · Baron · Chairman of NLP · Baron · Deputy Prime Minister · Baron · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Baron · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Baron · Leader of House of Commons · Baron · Lord President of the Council · Baron · Member of War Cabinet · Baron · Minister of Supply · Baron · Minister of Transport · Member of Parliament · Minister · Lord President of the Council
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.