- For the U. S. congressional representative from Indiana, see Arthur H. Greenwood. Arthur Herbert Greenwood ( January 31, 1880 – April 26, 1963) was an United States Representative ( D) for Indiana
Arthur Greenwood CH (8 February 1880 – 9 June 1954) was a prominent member of the Labour Party from the 1920s until the late 1940s. The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the He rose to prominence within the party as secretary of its research department from 1920 and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health in the short-lived Labour government of 1924. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health was a junior ministerial office in the United Kingdom Government
Greenwood became deputy leader of the Labour Party under Clement Attlee, with Winston Churchill appointing him to the British War Cabinet as Minister without Portfolio in 1940. Clement Richard Attlee 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC ( 3 January 1883 &ndash 8 October 1967 Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A War Cabinet is a committee formed by a government in time of war A Minister without Portfolio is either a Government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was generally seen as ineffectual, but in May 1940 he emerged as Churchill's strongest and most vocal supporter in the lengthy War Cabinet debates on whether to accept or reject a peace offer from Germany. After that his position declined and he resigned in 1943. The same year, he was elected as Treasurer of the Labour Party, beating Herbert Morrison in a close contest. The Treasurer of the Labour Party is a position on the National Executive Committee of the British Labour Party. Herbert Stanley Morrison Baron Morrison of Lambeth, CH PC ( 3 January 1888 &ndash 6 March 1965) was a British [1]
Until the end of World War II, Greenwood also performed the function of Leader of the Opposition, though he did not receive the salary. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Leader of the Opposition (sometimes known as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons) in the United Kingdom is the politician who leads
During the Attlee government, he served successively as Lord Privy Seal and Paymaster-General. The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom.
Greenwood's son Anthony Greenwood (later Lord Greenwood) (1911–1982) was an MP from 1946 and a member of Harold Wilson's governments. Arthur William James Anthony Greenwood Baron Greenwood, known as Anthony Greenwood, (14 September 1911 &ndash 12 April 1982 was a prominent British Labour Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians
References
- ^ "Greenwood, Arthur", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Offices held
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Brown Hillman |
Member of Parliament for Wakefield 1932–1954 |
Succeeded by Arthur Creech Jones |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Neville Chamberlain |
Minister of Health 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Neville Chamberlain |
| Preceded by Frederick Pethick-Lawrence |
Leader of the Opposition 1942–1945 |
Succeeded by Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by George Lathan |
Treasurer of the Labour Party 1943–1954 |
Succeeded by Hugh Gaitskell |
| Preceded by The Lord Beaverbrook |
Lord Privy Seal 1945–1947 |
Succeeded by The Lord Inman |
| Preceded by Vacant |
Paymaster-General 1946–1947 |
Succeeded by Hilary Marquand |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Clement Attlee |
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 1935–1945 |
Succeeded by Herbert Morrison |
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