Birth of Philip Snowden
Birth of Philip Snowden
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Philip Snowden Biography and Timeline
Follow Philip Snowden through 23 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Philip Snowden, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
23Distinct records
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1864–1937Years on this page
1864
Marriage
Snowden marries Ethel Annakin, a campaigner for womens suffrage
1903
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Independent Labour Party
Role range: 1903-1906
1906
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament, 1st time
1918
Election
Snowden keeps to his pacifist principles offering his support to conscientious objectors & loses his seat in the general election
Member of Parliament
Snowden keeps to his pacifist principles offering his support to conscientious objectors & loses his seat in the general election
1922
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Colne Valley
Role range: 1922-1931
1924
Budget
Cuts direct & indirect taxation
Role range: 1924-1924 – 1924-1924
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term
Role range: 1924-1924 – 1924-1924
1929
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term
Role range: 1929-1931 – 1929-1931
1931
Expenditure
Announces cuts in unemployment relief & pay for all Government employees
Role range: 1929-1931 – 1929-1931
Gold Standard Suspension
Emergency legislation suspends sterling's convertibility into gold during the financial crisis.
Role range: 1931-1931
Economy of Great Britain
Snowden supports emergency legislation ending the Bank of England's obligation to provide gold for sterling.
Role range: 1931-1931
Gold Standard Amendment Act
Snowden presents the measure suspending the statutory gold standard during the sterling crisis.
Role range: 1931-1931
Purge
In a BBC radio broadcast calls Labours policies "Bolshevism run mad"
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 3rd term
Role range: 1931-1932 – 1931-1932
Lord Privy Seal
Appointed Lord Privy Seal
Role range: 1931-1932 – 1931-1932
Election
Snowden decides not to stand for Parliament at the general election
Purge
Snowden & MacDonald are expelled from the Labour Party
1932
Imperial Preference
Resigns in protest at the enactment of a full scheme of Imperial Preference and protectionist tariffs
Role range: 1931-1932 – 1931-1932
Resignation of Philip Snowden
Resigns in protest at the enactment of a full scheme of Imperial Preference and protectionist tariffs
Role range: 1931-1932 – 1931-1932
1935
Election
Supports a radical economic programme proposed by Lloyd George, despite it being a complete repudiation of Snowdens own record
1937
Death of Philip Snowden
Death of Philip Snowden
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.