John Burns

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:

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They work for you ID:

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1. BURNS, John (1858-1943)

1. 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.

1. 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:

1. President of the Board of Trade 1905-1914

2. President of the Board of Trade 1914

1. Gale, Martha Charlotte

   Year: 1880

1. Independent Labour Party Member

   1892

2. Liberal-Labour Member

   1893-1918

   checked Craig

1. Workmens Peace Society member

2. SDF member

   Social Democratic Forum? Check

1. London County Council

   Member

   1889-1907

   Battersea

1. Amalgamated Engineering Union Member

1. National Liberal Club