George Lansbury

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George Lansbury was a British Labour politician and pacifist who led the Labour Party in the early 1930s and was known for his strong social reform and anti-war stance.

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George Lansbury canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Labour Party politician
human
pacifist
social reformer
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
countryRepresented United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1859-02-21
dateOfDeath 1940-05-07
endTime 1935-10-08
familyName Lansbury
givenName George
ideology Christian socialism
socialism
movement peace movement
women's suffrage movement
name George Lansbury
notableFor Poplar Rates Rebellion
advocacy of social reform
leadership of the Labour Party in the early 1930s
opposition to war
numberOfChildren 12
officeForStartEndTime Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
opposedTo World War I
rearmament in the 1930s
parliamentaryTermEnd 1912
1940
parliamentaryTermStart 1910
1922
placeOfBirth Halesworth
placeOfBurial St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
politicalParty Independent Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
positionHeld First Commissioner of Works
Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
Mayor of Poplar
Member of Parliament for Bow and Bromley
relative Angela Lansbury
relativeType grandfather of Angela Lansbury
religion Christianity
representedDistrict Bow and Bromley
spouse Elizabeth Brine
startTime 1932-10-25
supported poor law reform
unemployment relief
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

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Independent Labour Party notableMember George Lansbury
Daily Herald editor George Lansbury
Lansbury hasNotableBearer George Lansbury
George Lansbury name George Lansbury