Glimpse history through old images of Emanuel Shinwell, a British politician who served in the Atlee postwar Labour cabinet.
Emanuel Shinwell was born in Spitalfields, London, on 28 February 1950.
He moved to Glasgow with his family when he was 11.
A socialist who campaigned with trade unions for the 40 hour week, he became one of the leading figures of a movement known as Red Clydeside. For his involvement in the Glasgow distrubances of January 1919, he was imprisoned later the same year.
In 1922, Manny Shinwell was elected as Labour MP for Linlithgow in 1922.
Shinwell served as financial secretary for the War Office in 1929, Secretary for Mines (1930-1931), Minister for Fuel and Power (1945-1947), Secretary of State for War (1947-1950), Minister of Defence (1950-1951).
He was made Baron Shinwell of Easington, County Durham, on 29 June 1970.
Over his lifetime he had three wives and four children.
Emanuel Shinwell died in London on 8 May 1986. He made it to the age of 101, despite being a lifelong smoker from the age of 13 and known for his pipes and whisky drinking.
1944
Your M.P. – A Day With Emanuel Shinwell (1944) – British Pathé on YouTube
1945
Who’s Who In The Cabinet – Introduced By Tom Driberg M.P. For Maldon (1945)
Mr. Shinwell With The Miners (1945)- British Pathé on YouTube
Shinwell With The Miners (1945)- British Pathé on YouTube
1946
Shinwell At Hydroelectric Scheme (1946)- British Pathé on YouTube
Shinwell (1946)- British Pathé on YouTube
Shinwell With Miners (1946)- British Pathé on YouTube
My New Coal Plans Shinwell (1946)- British Pathé on YouTube
Shinwell delivers speech to miners assembled at Cardiff (1946)- British Pathé on YouTube
Shinwell With Miners (1946)- British Pathé on YouTube
Shinwell In Wales (1946)- British Pathé on YouTube
Nationalisation Of Coal 1946 (1946)- British Pathé on YouTube
Speech On Nationalisation Of Coal (1946)- British Pathé on YouTube
1947
National Coal Board Conceived (1947)- British Pathé on YouTube
If You Were Mr Shinwell (1947)- British Pathé on YouTube
The Man Of The Week (1947)- British Pathé on YouTube
1948
People In Camera – Labour Party Conference (1948)- British Pathé on YouTube
Appeal Not To Waste Coal (1948)- British Pathé on YouTube
1949
Labour Stages Election Year Conference (1949)- British Pathé on YouTube
Five Power Army Masses In Westphalia (1949)- British Pathé on YouTube
The Hush-Hush Weekend (1949)- British Pathé on YouTube
1950
Selected Originals – Mr Shinwell Speaks To Territorials (1950)- British Pathé on YouTube
Labour Party In Conference (1950)- British Pathé on YouTube
POLITICS: Shinwell and Bevin address The Labour Party conference at Margate (1950)- British Pathé on YouTube
Dorking Part Of Political Leaders Busy Weekend (1950)- British Pathé on YouTube
El Alamein Reunion (1950)- British Pathé on YouTube
‘the Fire In Korea’ (1950)- British Pathé on YouTube
1951
In 1951, British Defense Minister Emanuel Shinwell sat down for talks with the USA, France, and Canada about standardised rifle specifications.
International audience discusses weapons standardisation (1951)- British Pathé on YouTube
Conference Of Commonwealth Ministers (1951)- British Pathé on YouTube
Mr. Shinwell In Sennelager, Germany (1951)- British Pathé on YouTube
NETHERLANDS: Emanuel Shinwell in Holland (1951)- British Pathé on YouTube
1953
Socialists Conference (1953)- British Pathé on YouTube
1956
News Flashes Emanuel Shinwell Marries & Forest Blaze Threatens Algiers (1956)- British Pathé on YouTube
1967
Two Shinwell At Wsc (1967)- British Pathé on YouTube
Shinwell Resigns (1967) – British Pathé on YouTube
