Person    | Male  Born 17/7/1887  Died 26/11/1974

Alfred Barnes

Labour and Co-operative politician. President of the Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society in 1919. Minister of Transport, 1945-51.

Born North Woolwich. Lost a leg in a fairground accident, aged 8. Studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and worked originally as an artist in gold and silver.

From Newham Story: "In 1915 Alfred Barnes, a socialist, won the presidency {of the Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society}. Although defeated he regained his position in 1919, became a Labour and Co-operative MP for East Ham and a Minister in the 1945-51 Labour Government."

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Alfred Barnes

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Olympic Way - 2023 plaque

On the day this plaque was unveiled so was a restored plaque from 1948, at th...

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Stratford Co-operative and Industrial Society

And they say that no one ever put up a plaque to a committee! Ornamental Pas...

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Olympic Way - 1948 plaque

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