Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman PC (24 October 1873 – 17 November 1927) was a British Liberal Party politician and journalist. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party He was related to many influential Victorian religious and social reformers such as Elizabeth Fry (his great aunt) through his mother's Quaker family, the Gurneys. Elizabeth Fry (née Gurney 21 May 1780 &ndash 12 October 1845 was an English Prison reformer Social reformer and as a Quaker, a Christian He graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge University (where he was President of the Union) with two primary interests: social reform (influenced by Christian Socialism) and literature. Christ’s College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the This is a list of Presidents of the Cambridge Union Society since its foundation in 1815 Christian socialism generally refers to those on the Christian left whose politics are both Christian and Socialist and who see these two philosophies as His first published work was "From The Abyss", a collection of articles he had written anonymously whilst living in the slums of south east London. These were highly impressionistic pieces, and reflected his literary leanings. Following this he became involved journalism and co edited the English Review with Ford Madox Ford. Ford Madox Ford ( December 17, 1873 &ndash June 26, 1939) was an English Novelist, Poet, Critic In this period of his life he established many of the literary frienships that would be important in his later role of head of British propaganda in World War One. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
He was an unsuccessful candidate at the Dulwich by-election, 1903, but in the Liberal Party landslide victory at the 1906, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Ham North. The Dulwich by-election 1903 was a By-election held on 15 December 1903 for the British House of Commons constituency of Dulwich The United Kingdom general election of 1906 was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906 A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. West Ham North was a Borough constituency in the County Borough of West Ham, in what was then Essex but is now London. In 1909 he published his best known book The Condition of England, in a survey of contemporary society with particular focus on the state of the working class. He married Lucy Blanche Lyttelton (1884 - 1977), a poet and writer, in 1908. Her biography of him was published in 1939. He worked closely with Winston Churchill and Lloyd George on the People's Budget of 1909. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only The 1909 (UK People's Budget was a product of Herbert Asquith 's Liberal government that introduced many unprecedented taxes on the wealthy and radical social welfare programmes Beatrice Webb was to note her in her diaries of his "almost unnaturally close friendship" with Churchill. This article is about the socialist politician For the children's author see Beatrix Potter.
Masterman was re-elected in January 1910 and in December 1910, but the December election was later declared void. The United Kingdom general election of January 1910 was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910. The United Kingdom general election of December 1910 was held from 3 to 19 December [1] He was returned to Parliament at a by-election in July 1911 for the Bethnal Green South West constituency. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Bethnal Green South West was a constituency in London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of [2][3]
He was sworn as a Privy Councillor in 1912[4], and in 1914 he was appointed to the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is in modern times a Sinecure office in the Government of the United Kingdom. However under the law at the time, any MP accepting an "office of profit under the Crown" was legally required to recontest their seat in a by-election. Masterman lost his own seat, though this was not uncommon, and then stood in a by-election at Ispwich, losing again. He resigned from the Government as a result. Many believed that a promising political career had been destroyed by the legal requirement, a hangover from the era when Parliament had sought to curb the influence of the Crown on MPs, which would be amended and finally repealed altogether in the next twelve years.
When the first world war began, he served as head of the British War Propaganda Bureau (WPB), set up at Wellington House, London, which sole aim was to provide support for Britain, through the manipulation of information about the Central Powers. The Central Powers ( German: "Mittelmächte" Hungarian: "Központi hatalmak" Turkish: "İttifak In this role, he recruited writers (such as John Buchan, H. G. Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle) and painters (eg: Francis Dodd, Paul Nash) to support the war effort. John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC ( August 26, 1875 &ndash February 11, 1940 Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 &ndash 13 August 1946 He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, his later works becoming increasingly political Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930 was an Anglo-Scottish Author most noted for his stories about the Francis Edgar Dodd RA ( 29 November 1874 - 7 March 1949) was a notable British Portrait and Landscape Paul Nash is the name of Paul Nash (artist (1889–1946 British artist Paul Nash (athlete, South African sprinter The main objective of this department was to encourage the United States to enter the war on the British & French side. Lecture tours and exhibitions of paintings were organised in the U. S. Masterman played a crucial role in publicising reports of the Armenian Genocide, in part to strengthen the moral case against the Ottoman Empire. For his role in this, Masterman has been the target of repeated Turkish allegations that he fabricated, or at least embellished, the events for propaganda purposes.
Masterman eventually returned to the House of Commons in the 1923 general election, as MP for Manchester Rusholme, but by this point the Liberal Party was in decline and, like most other Liberals, he lost his seat in the 1924 general election. The UK general election of 1923 was held on 6 December 1923 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin, won the most seats but Labour, led by Manchester Rusholme was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rusholme district of Manchester. The 1924 UK general election was held on 29 October 1924 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin performed dramatically better in electoral terms than in His health declined rapidly, hastened by drug and alcohol abuse. He died in 1927 whilst in the clinic; it has been suggested that he committed suicide.
References
- ^ London Gazette, Issue 28512 published on the 11 July 1911, page 27 of 108
- ^ Historical list of MPs: B (part3)
- ^ London Gazette Issue 28518 published on the 1 August 1911, page 1 of 88
- ^ London Gazette Issue 28621 published on the 25 June 1912. Page 1 of 100
Further reading
- Eric Hopkins - Biography of Charles Masterman (1873-1927) Politician and Journalist: The Spendid Failure
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Ernest Gray |
Member of Parliament for West Ham North 1906–1911 |
Succeeded by Baron Maurice Arnold de Forest |
| Preceded by Edward Hare Pickersgill |
Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green South West 1911–1914 |
Succeeded by Sir Mathew Richard Henry Wilson |
| Preceded by John Henry Thorpe |
Member of Parliament for Manchester Rusholme 1923–1924 |
Succeeded by Sir Frank Boyd Merriman |
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| Preceded by Thomas James Macnamara |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board 1908–1909 |
Succeeded by Herbert Lewis |
| Preceded by Herbert Samuel |
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1909–1912 |
Succeeded by Ellis Ellis-Griffith |
| Preceded by Thomas McKinnon Wood |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1912–1914 |
Succeeded by Francis Dyke Acland |
| Preceded by Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1914–1915 |
Succeeded by Edwin Samuel Montagu |
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