Tag: British politician
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Emanuel (Manny) Shinwell, 20th Century British Politician
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in PeopleGlimpse history through old images of Emanuel Shinwell, a British politician who served in the Atlee postwar Labour cabinet.
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Sir Walter Blackett
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in PeopleSir Walter Blackett was one of the eminent men of Newcastle upon Tyne included in an 1855 Directory of the city and local area.
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Dr Thomas Macnamara, Minister of Labour
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Find out more about the Canadian born British politician who became Minister of Labour to Lloyd George, Dr Thomas James MacNamara.
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Sir Kingsley Wood: Churchill’s PAYE Chancellor
Sir Howard Kingsley Wood was an English Conservative politician. The son of a Wesleyan Methodist minister, he ran a law firm before becoming a member of the London County Council and then a Member of Parliament. He died in office as Winston Churchill’s wartime Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the day he was to announce…
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Old Images of Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister
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Glimpse history through old images of Harold Wilson, the man from Huddersfield who became British Prime Minister – twice!
