Born in Winford, Somerset. "The Dockers' K.C.". Self-taught. National Organiser of the Dockers' Union, 1910 - 1921. General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union (which he created), 1921 - 1945. Chairman Trades Union Congress, 1937. Member of Parliament Central Wandsworth, 1940 - 1950 and East Woolwich, 1950 - 1951. Minister of Labour and National Service, 1940 - 1945. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1945 - 1951. Member of the Executive Committee of the International Transport Workers Federation.
Died at his London home, 1 Carlton Gardens.
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Ernest Bevin
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Ernest Bevin
English Heritage Ernest Bevin, 1881 - 1951, trade union leader and statesman...
Ernest Bevin bust
Unveiled by Bermondsey Mayor Geoghegan, Chairman of the statue committee. The...
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House of Commons
The palace of Westminster has been the home of Parliament since a meeting there in 1295. It split into two "houses" in 1341 but, having been built as a royal residence, the palace had no suitable m...
4 memorials
Thomas Grenville
Bibliophile and politician. He was commissioned briefly in the Coldstream Guards, and served as a member of parliament from 1780 to 1810. He started collecting books from an early age, and by his d...
Person, Armed Forces, Museums / Libraries, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
William Henry Anscombe
Secretary of the Chelsea Temperance Society for over 50 years. Uncle to Fredrick William Anscombe. Died before 1908.
1 memorial
Mayoralty of the City of London - 800th anniversary
The Mayor, poor lamb, has to make 700 speeches during his year in office.
2 memorials
Sir Allan Hume Nicholl CBE
Mayor of Lewisham for 4 successive terms, 1915 - 19. Chairman of the London Safety First Council and of the National Executive of the National Safety First Association. CBE. Knighted in the 1938 B...
1 memorial
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Golders Green war memorial
NW11, North End Road, Junction with Finchley Road
Five of the names were added at a later date to the 1914 - 18 plaque, and one to the 1939 - 45 one. Note that this memorial has no relig...
War dead | WW1, WW2
342 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
342 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
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