Birth of Arthur Smith
Birth of Arthur Smith, son of a head teacher
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Arthur Smith Biography and Timeline
Follow Arthur Smith through 9 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Arthur Smith, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
9Distinct records
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1938–1992Years on this page
1938
1966
Election
Appointed Election Agent for Harold Wilson
1970
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for North Lanarkshire
1974
Junior Minister of Energy
Appointed Junior Minister in the Energy Dept
Role range: 1974-1979
1978
Secretary
Appointed Secretary of Trade
Role range: 1974-1979
1983
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Monklands East
Hattersley Campaign Manager Appointment
Appointed Campaign Manager for Roy Hattersley during the Party Leadership contest
1987
Shadow Minister
Appointed Shadow Chancellor
1992
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
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.