John Burns
Mr John Burns
Rush ID: 2095
Details
- Born:
- c. 1 January 1858
- Died:
- 24 January 1943
- Birth place:
- UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Candlemaker
- Election occupation:
- Engineer/political organiser
- Parentage:
- Alexander Burns, engineer
- Notes:
- First stood in 1885 as SDF cand.
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- Highest Office:
- Cabinet minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 2
- Education level:
- Elementary
References
- Rush ID:
- 2095
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q337515
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- Not set
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- BURNS, John (1858-1943)
Constituencies
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Battersea and Clapham, Battersea
Party: ILP Year of election: 1892 Date of election: 4 July 1892 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1918 Date of exit: 14 December 1918 Party: ILP Nature of exit: Retirement Sponsorship: AEU Constituency connections: Direct Notes: Sat as Lib-Lab from 1893.
Unsuccessful candidate in
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Nottingham West
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1885 Date of election: Tue 24th Nov 1885 Nature of election: General election Party: SDF Notes:
Ministerial offices
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President of the Board of Trade 1905-1914
-
President of the Board of Trade 1914
Marriages
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Gale, Martha Charlotte
Year: 1880
Parties
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Independent Labour Party Member
1892
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Liberal-Labour Member
1893-1918
checked Craig
Political organisations
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Workmens Peace Society member
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SDF member
Social Democratic Forum? Check
Local governments
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London County Council
Member
1889-1907
Battersea