Benjamin Smith

Details

Born:

29 January 1878

Died:

5 May 1964

Birth place:

UK

Gender:

Male

Ethnicity:

Unknown

Religion:

Unknown

Aristocratic connections:

false

Formative occupation:

Seaman

Election occupation:

Trade Union official

Parentage:

Richard Smith

Notes:

None

Knighthood/Dame:

Awarded in 1945

Highest Office:

Cabinet minister

Who's Who volume:

4

Education level:

Elementary

References

Rush ID:

9454

MNIS ID:

Not set

Wikidata Entity ID:

Q4886476

Parliament ID:

Not set

Beamish Person ID:

Not set

1. SMITH, Benjamin (1878-1964)

1. Bermondsey Rotherhithe

   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:	1946*
   Date of exit:	c. 1946*
   Party:	Labour
   Nature of exit:	Resignation
   Sponsorship:	TGWU
   Constituency connections:	Direct
   Notes:	Exit September 1946; resigned on appointment as Chairman of West Midlands Coal Board.

2. Bermondsey Rotherhithe

   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:	1931
   Date of exit:	27 October 1931
   Party:	Labour
   Nature of exit:	Electoral defeat
   Sponsorship:	TGWU
   Constituency connections:	Direct
   Notes:	None

1. Opposition/other party Whip 1925

   Labour whip

2. Treasurer of the Royal Household 1929-1931

3. Parliamentary Secretary 1942-1943

   Ministry of Aircraft Production

4. Minister of Food 1945-1946

1. Unknown (Elementary)

1. Edison, Mildred Ellen

   Year: 1899

2. Lacey, Gertrude Elizabeth

   Year: 1961

1. Labour Party Member

1. Middlesex County Council

   Member

   1918-1922

2. Bermondsey Borough Council

   Member

   1926-1943

   Alderman

1. Transport and General Workers Union Officer

   General Organiser

1. City Livery Club

2. Royal Automobile Club