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George Lansbury (22 February 1859 – 7 May 1940) 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 spent his political life campaigning against established authority and vested interests, his main ...
20 de mar. de 2024 · George Lansbury (born Feb. 21, 1859, near Halesworth, Suffolk, Eng.—died May 7, 1940, London) was a leader of the British Labour Party (1931–35), a Socialist and poor-law reformer who was forced to resign the party leadership because of his extreme pacifism. A railway worker at the age of 14 and later a timber merchant, he became ...
31 de jul. de 2021 · In the footsteps of George Lansbury: lost radical who led an East End rebellion | Protest | The Guardian. The mural marking the protest against rates payments led by George Lansbury, who...
This paper, based on research for a new full-length study of Lansbury’s political career, appraises his contribution to the struggle for working-class political and economic justice in Britain and abroad.
Overview. George Lansbury. (1859—1940) leader of the Labour Party. Quick Reference. (b. 22 Feb. 1859, d. 7 May 1940). British Labour leader 1931–5 Born near Lowestoft, Suffolk, Lansbury emigrated to Australia in 1884, but had an unsuccessful time there, and returned a year later.
George Lansbury, MP for Bow & Bromley, led the Labour Party from 1932–1935 and spent his political life campaigning for social justice, women’s rights and world disarmament. The Lansbury Estate in Poplar is named after him.
19 de set. de 2002 · In this major new biography, John Shepherd draws on an impressive range of research to reconstruct the life of a charismatic Labour pioneer. He reaffirms George Lansbury's standing at the heart of Old Labour and his importance to British politics as a whole.
