Lord President
Appointed Lord President of the Council
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1931 in Great Britain — Page 3
Explore 110 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1931.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1931
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Lord Privy Seal
Appointed Lord Privy Seal
Member of Parliament
One of just 52 Labour MPs elected to Parliament
Member of Parliament
Clynes is one of Labours casualties in the 1931 election, losing his Manchester Platting seat
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for St Georges, Westminster, wins the seat with a majority of 5,710, thus returning to Parliament and serving until 1945. An Empire Free Trade Crusade party threatens the Conservatives when satisfaction with Baldwins leadership is at a low, Duff Cooper agrees to contest the bi-election in what is seen as a test of Baldwins leadership
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for St Georges, Westminster, wins the seat with a majority of 5,710, thus returning to Parliament and serving until 1945
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Lanark
Member of Parliament
Appointed Member of National Liberals
Minister of Mines
Appointed Minister of the Mines
Museum Expands Scholarly Cataloguing
During George Francis Hill's directorship the museum continued developing specialized catalogues and systematic research into its collections.
National Government Financial Crisis Debates
The political and financial crisis of 1931 generated parliamentary confrontation about austerity, unemployment and the National Government.
New College Fellowship
Is elected a fellow of New College and begins an academic career at Oxford.
Oil Royalty Revenue Collapse
Falling oil prices and the global depression sharply reduce royalties paid to the Persian government.
Pardon Us
Pardon Us is Laurel and Hardys first feature length comedy film, produced by Hal Roach and Stan Laurel, directed by James Parrott, and originally distributed by MGM in 1931
Persian Oil Production 5730498 Tons
Company production reaches 5,730,498 long tons despite the global petroleum market downturn.
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term
Purge
Snowden & MacDonald are expelled from the Labour Party
Resignation of James Ramsey MacDonald
The Cabinet is split over MacDonalds cuts in employment benefit
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State for War
Secretary of State for Health
Appointed Minister of Health, 3rd term
Secretary of State for India
Appointed Secretary of State for India
Solicitor General
Appointed Solicitor General, 3rd term
Sterling Leaves Gold Standard
The British decision to leave the gold standard marked a major change in monetary policy during Layton's leadership of The Economist.
The Spike Essay
Orwell's essay The Spike described the degrading routines faced by destitute men in a casual ward.
The Work Wealth and Happiness of Mankind
Wells published The Work Wealth and Happiness of Mankind, surveying social organization.
The World Crisis
Publication of "The World Crisis", 1923-31
The World Crisis", 1923-31
Publication of "The World Crisis", 1923-31
Thirty-Four Goal Title Campaign
Scores 34 times during Arsenal's first league championship season.
Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary at the Foreign Office
Wadham College
Studies Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Wadham College, Oxford.
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