Arthur Henderson

Mr Arthur Henderson

Rush ID: 8398

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Details

Born:
27 August 1893
Died:
28 August 1968
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Election occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
8398
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q4799010
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. HENDERSON, Arthur (1893-1968)

Constituencies

  1. Rowley Regis and Tipton

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election: 23 February 1950
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1966
    Date of exit: 31 March 1966
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

  2. Kingswinford

    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. Cardiff South

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1929
    Date of election: 30 May 1929
    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: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

  4. Cardiff South

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1923
    Date of election: 6 December 1923
    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: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Portsmouth North

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: Wed 15th Nov 1922
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1929-1931

  2. Under-Secretary 1942

    War

  3. Financial Secretary to the War Office 1943-1945

  4. Under-Secretary 1945-1947

    India

  5. Minister for Commonwealth Relations 1947

  6. Secretary of State for Air 1947-1951

Higher education

  1. Trinity Hall

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Queen's College Taunton

Marriages

  1. (Name unknown), unknown

    Year: 1945-

Relationships

  1. Child of Arthur Henderson

  2. Sibling of William Henderson

Parties

  1. Labour Party Member

Political organisations

  1. Royal Economic Society

  2. Hardwicke Society