Ellen Wilkinson
Miss Ellen Cicely Wilkinson
Rush ID: 9234
Details
- Born:
- 8 October 1891
- Died:
- 6 February 1947
- Birth place:
- Manchester, UK
- Gender:
- Female
- Ethnicity:
- Unknown
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Trade Union official
- Election occupation:
- Trade Union official
- Parentage:
- Richard Wilkinson and his wife Ellen
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- Highest Office:
- Cabinet minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 9234
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q332751
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- Not set
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- WILKINSON, Ellen (1891-1947)
Constituencies
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Jarrow
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: 1947* Date of exit: 6 February 1947 Party: Labour Nature of exit: Death Sponsorship: NUDAW Constituency connections: None known Notes: None -
Middlesbrough East
Party: Labour Year of election: 1924 Date of election: 29 October 1924 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1931 Date of exit: 27 October 1931 Party: Labour Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Sponsorship: NUDAW Constituency connections: None known Notes: None
Unsuccessful candidate in
-
Ashton-under-Lyne
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1923 Date of election: Thu 6th Dec 1923 Nature of election: General election Party: Labour Notes:
Ministerial offices
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PPS 1929-1931
to Susan Lawrence, as Parliamentary Secretary at Ministry of Health
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Parliamentary Secretary 1940
Ministry of Pensions
-
Parliamentary Secretary 1940-1945
Ministry of Home Security
-
Minister for Education 1945-1947
Higher education
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University of Manchester
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
Parties
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Communist Party Member
founder member
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Labour Party Member
NEC member 1927-1929, 1937-1947; Party Chairman 1944.
Political organisations
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National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies officer
1913-1914
National Organiser
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Co-operative movement member
Local governments
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Manchester City Council
Member
1923-1926
Trade unions
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National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers Officer
1915-
National Organiser