Emanuel Shinwell

Mr Emanuel Shinwell

Rush ID: 5734

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Details

Born:
18 October 1884
Died:
8 May 1986
Birth place:
London, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Textile worker
Election occupation:
Trade Union official
Parentage:
Samuel Shinwell
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Elementary

References

Rush ID:
5734
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q333582
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
1344
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. SHINWELL, Emanuel (1884-1986)

Peerages

  1. Baron Shinwell

    Life

    1970

Constituencies

  1. Easington

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election: 23 February 1950
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1970
    Date of exit: 18 June 1970
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

  2. Seaham

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1935
    Date of election: 14 November 1935
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1950
    Date of exit: 23 February 1950
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Boundary revision
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

  3. Linlithgowshire

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1928*
    Date of election: 4 April 1928
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: ILP
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None

  4. Linlithgowshire

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: 15 November 1922
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1924
    Date of exit: 29 October 1924
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: ILP
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Linlithgowshire

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: Sat 14th Dec 1918
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Parliamentary Secretary 1924

    January-November 1924; Board of Trade

  2. Parliamentary and Financial Secretary 1929-1930

    War Office

  3. Secretary for Mines 1930-1931

  4. Minister of Fuel and Power 1945-1947

  5. Secretary of State for War 1947-1950

  6. Minister of Defence 1950-1951

Schools

  1. Unknown (Elementary)

Marriages

  1. Freeman, Fay

    Year: 1903

  2. Meyer, Dinah

    Year: 1956

  3. Hurst, Sarah

    Year: 1972

Parties

  1. Labour Party Member

    NEC member 1940-1951; Chairman 1947-1948

Local governments

  1. Glasgow BC

    Councillor

Trade unions

  1. Marine Workers' Union Member