George Buchanan PC (November 30, 1890 – June 28, 1955) was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A committed socialist, he joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP). Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution See Independent Labor Party for the Political party in Burundi, Independent Labour Group for the Irish party and Labour candidates
Buchanan was vice-chairman of Glasgow Trades Council and sat on the city council from 1919 to 1923. A labour council, trades council or industrial council is an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was elected as a Member of Parliament in the 1922 general election to represent the Gorbals constituency in the House of Commons. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Glasgow Gorbals was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Glasgow. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
In 1932 Buchanan became chairman of the United Patternmakers Association of Great Britain, a position he held for sixteen years. He initially agreed with James Maxton's moving the ILP out of the mainstream Labour Party, but decided to leave them to rejoin Labour in 1939. James Maxton (1885 &ndash 23 July 1946) was a Scottish socialist politician and leader of the Independent Labour Party. 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
Following the 1945 general election, the new prime minister, Clement Attlee, appointed Buchanan as Under-Secretary of State for Scotland. Results |} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Clement Richard Attlee 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC ( 3 January 1883 &ndash 8 October 1967 The (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is a junior Ministerial post (of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State rank in the United Kingdom government He also later served as Minister of Pensions. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions.
Buchanan retired from Parliament in 1948 and died in 1955.
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| Preceded by George Nicoll Barnes |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Gorbals 1922–1948 |
Succeeded by Alice Cullen |