Philip Snowden

Mr Philip Snowden

Rush ID: 5788

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Details

Born:
18 July 1864
Died:
15 May 1937
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Civil servant
Election occupation:
Civil servant
Parentage:
John Snowden, of Cowling, Yorkshire
Notes:
Held further ministerial office after elevation to Peerage.
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
3
Education level:
Privately Educated

References

Rush ID:
5788
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q337483
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. SNOWDEN, Philip (1864-1937)

Peerages

  1. 1st Viscount Snowden

    New hereditary

    1931

Constituencies

  1. Colne Valley

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: 15 November 1922
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: Sat as Nat. Lab. from August 1931.

  2. Blackburn

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1906
    Date of election: 12 January 1906
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Wakefield

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1902*
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

  2. Blackburn

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1900
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1924

    January-November 1924

  2. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1929-1931

Schools

  1. Unknown (Elementary)

  2. Private tuition

Marriages

  1. Annakin, Ethel

    Year: 1905

Parties

  1. Independent Labour Party Member

    -1927

    Chairman 1904-1907, 1917-1920

  2. Labour Party Member

    -1931

  3. National Labour Member

    1931-

Local governments

  1. Keighley Borough Council

    Member