Member of Parliament
Stands for the new Labour Party in the general election and is elected to Parliament for Manchester North East
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1906 in Great Britain — Page 2
Explore 58 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1906.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1906
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Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Leicester
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Chesterton in 1906, a seat he held until 1918,
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament, 1st time
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical and experimental investigations of electrical conduction through gases, work closely associated with the identification of the electron.
Nucleus Crew Reserve System Expanded
Fisher's fleet reforms expand nucleus-crew arrangements so reserve ships can be maintained with reduced peacetime manning.
Paddington Station Modernisation Advances
Station improvements adapted the nineteenth century terminus to growing passenger and goods demands.
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party, 1st term
Peerage
Created a Baronet
Pirrie Receives Peerage
William James Pirrie was created Baron Pirrie in recognition of his public and political activities.
Poems
Publication of "Poems"
Quartermaster General
Appointed Quartermaster General
Silver Box London Premiere
John Galsworthy's The Silver Box was first staged in London, contrasting the legal consequences faced by wealthy and working class offenders.
Sir Nigel
Publication of "Sir Nigel"
Tariff Reform
Continues tariff reform campaigning from his Birmingham political base.
The Man of Property
Publication of "The Man of Property"
The Railway Children
Publication of "The Railway Children"
WSPU
Joins the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU)
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