George Barnes

Details

Born:

c. 1 January 1859

Died:

21 April 1940

Birth place:

Lochee, Forfarshire, UK

Gender:

Male

Ethnicity:

White

Religion:

Unknown

Aristocratic connections:

false

Formative occupation:

Engineer

Election occupation:

Trade Union official

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

None

Knighthood/Dame:

False

Highest Office:

Cabinet minister

Who's Who volume:

3

Education level:

Elementary

References

Rush ID:

7941

MNIS ID:

Not set

Wikidata Entity ID:

Q746232

Parliament ID:

Not set

Beamish Person ID:

Not set

1. BARNES, George (1859-1940)

1. Glasgow Gorbals

   Party:	NDP
   Year of election:	1918
   Date of election:	14 December 1918
   Nature of election:	General election
   Nature of service:	Continuation
   Year of exit:	1922
   Date of exit:	15 November 1922
   Party:	NDP
   Nature of exit:	Retirement
   Sponsorship:	None known
   Constituency connections:	Area
   Notes:	Craig gives this service as unofficial Co. Lab.; Stenton as NDP.

2. Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown

   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:	Boundary revision
   Sponsorship:	LRC
   Constituency connections:	Area
   Notes:	None

1. Rochdale

   Connection with constituency:	None known
   Year of election:	1895
   Date of election:
   Nature of election:	General election
   Party:	Not specified
   Notes:

1. Minister without Portfolio 1917-1920

2. Minister of Pensions 1916-1917

1. Unknown (Elementary)

1. Langlands, Jessie

   Year: 1882

1. National Democratic Party member

   1918-

   Leader 1918-

2. Labour Party member

   -1918

1. Co-operative movement member

2. ILP officer

   Head of Org Dept 1909-

1. Amalgamated Society of Engineers officer

   1892-1908

   Assistant Secretary, then General Secretary