George Nicoll Barnes CH PC (January 2, 1859–April 21, 1940) was a Scottish politician and a leader of the Labour Party. The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person 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
Barnes was born in Lochee, Dundee, the second of five sons of James Barnes, a skilled engineer and mill manager from Yorkshire, and his wife, Catherine Adam Langlands. Lochee is an area of Dundee, Scotland. The area has a population of approximately 10000 Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. The family moved back to England and settled at Ponders End in Middlesex, where his father managed a jute mill in which George himself began working at the age of eleven, after attending a church school at Enfield Highway. Ponders End is a place in the London Borough of Enfield in the north of London Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. Jute is a long soft shiny Vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse strong threads Enfield Highway is a place in the London Borough of Enfield in the north of London He then spent two years as an engineering apprentice, first at Powis James of Lambeth then at Parker's foundry, Dundee. Lambeth is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth, although the area is now more commonly known as Waterloo, after the railway station whose viaduct separates the Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council After finishing his apprenticeship he worked for two years at the Vickers shipyard in Barrow before returning once again to the London area, where he experienced unemployment during the slump of 1879. Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and Seaport in Cumbria, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He had a number of short-term jobs before settling for eight years at Lucas and Airds in Fulham. Fulham (pronounced "fullum" is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, (the successor to the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham In 1882 he married Jessie, daughter of Thomas Langlands, with whom he had two sons and a daughter.
During his time in London Barnes became an active member of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (serving as its General Secretary), a committed member of the co-operative movement, and a keen if moderate socialist, which led him to join the Independent Labour Party on its foundation in 1893. Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU was a British Trade union. See Independent Labor Party for the Political party in Burundi, Independent Labour Group for the Irish party and Labour candidates At the 1895 general election he stood unsuccessfully for the Independent Labour Party in Rochdale. The UK general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895 See Independent Labor Party for the Political party in Burundi, Independent Labour Group for the Irish party and Labour candidates Rochdale is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was elected as MP for Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown at the 1906 general election for the Labour Party. Following is a (currently incomplete list of past and present Members of Parliament of the United Kingdom in alphabetical order Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown, representing parts of Glasgow, Scotland, was a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the The United Kingdom general election of 1906 was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906 He sat for that constituency until it was abolished for the 1918 general election, and thereafter sat for Glasgow Gorbals until he stood down at the 1922 election. The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom Glasgow Gorbals was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Glasgow. 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
He was leader of the Labour Party from February 14, 1910 to February 6, 1911. 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 Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He was Minister of Pensions (1916-1917) and Minister without Portfolio (1917-1920) under David Lloyd George. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. A Minister without Portfolio is either a Government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 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 In 1918 the Labour Party decided to leave the Lloyd George Coalition but Barnes refused to resign. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Coalition Government of David Lloyd George came to power in the United Kingdom in December 1916 replacing the earlier wartime coalition under H As a result he was expelled from the Labour Party and founded the National Democratic Party. See also National Democratic Party (UK 1966 for the far right party and National Democrats for similarly named groups After resigning as a minister early in 1920 he played no further significant role in British politics. The politics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland takes place in the framework of a Constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is Head In March 1920 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for his ministerial services. The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. He quit politics when the Labour Party announced that it would again field a candidate against him in the general election of 1922. As it was clear that the tide would turn strongly towards the official Labour candidates throughout Glasgow, and as he had no wish to serve in any other party, he decided to withdraw from his seat.
Barnes had a long and active retirement, continuing to support the International Labour Organization, serving as chairman of the Co-operative Printing Society, and publishing several books, including his autobiography, From Workshop to War Cabinet (1923), and a History of the International Labour Office (1926). The International Labour Organization He was a pleasant-looking, mild-mannered man, but little is known about his private life; one of his sons was killed during the First World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He died in 1940 at his London home, and was buried in Fulham Cemetery.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Andrew Bonar Law |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown 1906–1918 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Gorbals 1918–1922 |
Succeeded by George Buchanan |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Burns |
General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers 1896–19?? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Arthur Henderson |
Leader of the British Labour Party 1910–1911 |
Succeeded by Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by New Post |
Minister of Pensions 1916–1917 |
Succeeded by John Hodge |
| Preceded by Arthur Henderson |
Minister Without Portfolio representing Organised Labour 1917–1920 |
Succeeded by Last incumbent |
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