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Hugh Gaitskell was born in Kensington, London, the third and youngest child of Arthur Gaitskell (1869–1915), of the Indian Civil Service, and Adelaide Mary, née Jamieson (died 1956), whose father, George Jamieson, was consul-general in Shanghai and prior to that had been Judge of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan.
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Hugh Gaitskell was a British statesman, leader of the British Labour Party from December 1955 until his sudden death at the height of his influence. After teaching political economy at the University of London, Gaitskell served through World War II in the Ministry of Economic Warfare.
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Hugh Gaitskell was born Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell, on April 9, 1906, to Adelaide Mary and Arthur Gaitskell. Between 1912 and 1919, he attended the 'Dragon School' in Oxford, England, and from 1919 to 1924, he was educated at 'Winchester College,' in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
Gaitskell was educated at Dragon School (1912–19), Winchester School (1919–24), and New College (1924–7). While at the University of Oxford he came under the influence of G. D. H. Cole. Gaitskell became a socialist during the 1926 General Strike and joined the Labour Party.
Summary. The fifteen or sixteen years between 1930 and 1945 saw important changes in Hugh Gaitskell's personal circumstances: his coming to London, his academic post at University College, his involvement with party work, his earliest election campaign, his year of study and socialist rising in Vienna, his entry into Government service with the ...
May 23, 2018 · He was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, where he received first class honors in "Modern Greats" (politics, philosophy, and economics) in 1927. For the next ten years Gaitskell pursued a career in teaching.
Oct 13, 2016 · Hugh Gaitskell was born in 1906 in London and educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. The General Strike, which occurred mid-way through his undergraduate studies, led to Gaitskell’s first active involvement in politics when he assisted local supporters...
