Arthur Henderson
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Arthur Henderson was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the first Labour cabinet minister, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934 and, uniquely, served three separate terms as Leader of t
Henderson c. 1910–15
Henderson (on left) in 1906, with other leading figures in the new Labour Party
Henderson speaking at the World Disarmament Conference on 2 February 1932
Plaque dedicated to Henderson, his wife and sons at Golders Green Crematorium
George Lansbury
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George Lansbury was a British politician and social reformer who led the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935. Apart from a brief period of ministerial office during the Labour government of 1929–31, he spe
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…office 28 August 1931 – 27 October 1931 Monarch George V Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald Deputy J. R. Clynes Preceded by Stanley Baldwin Succeeded by George Lansbury Leader of the Labour Party In office 28 August 1931 – 25 October 1932 Deputy J. R. Clynes Preceded by Ramsay MacDonald Succeeded by George Lansbury In…
1935 portrait
Plaque on the assumed birthplace of George Lansbury in Halesworth, Suffolk. It incorrectly records Lansbury's death year as 1947.
Migrants disembarking from a ship in Brisbane, c. 1885
The Metropolitan Board of Works building in Spring Gardens near Trafalgar Square, original headquarters of the London County Council