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James Melville (politician) Sir James Benjamin Melville KC (20 April 1885 – 1 May 1931) was a British Labour Party politician and government minister, and earlier a successful barrister, who died aged 46, five months before Labour 's major defeat in the 1931 general election .
Mar 26, 2024 · James Melville was a Scottish Presbyterian reformer and educator. Melville studied at the University of St. Andrews, where he heard John Knox preach, in 1571–72. He taught at the University of Glasgow (1575–80) and at St. Andrews (1581–84), helping his uncle Andrew Melville, who had succeeded John
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John Warburton Beckett (11 October 1894 – 28 December 1964) was a British politician who was a Labour Party MP from 1924 to 1931. During the 1930s, he joined the fascist movement, first in the British Union of Fascists and later as a founder of the National Socialist League.
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May 23, 2018 · Diplomat, councillor and possible spy Sir James Melville was a fascinating Tudor. Words: Melita Thomas. Sir James Melville came from a Protestant family in Fife, Scotland. His father was executed for treason – for revealing the dispositions of Scottish troops to England – when James was about 13. Despite this, James grew up to be closely ...
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Sir James Benjamin Melville KC (20 April 1885 – 1 May 1931) was a British Labour Party politician and government minister, and earlier a successful barrister, who died aged 46, five months before Labour's major defeat in the 1931 general election. James Melville was born at Le Havre, France, son of William Melville, from County Kerry, Ireland, who was stationed there on Intelligence work ...
Life Story. James Melville began his career in the household of Mary, Queen of Scots in France. After a brief military excursion, he became a diplomat and travelled widely until returning to Scotland in 1564. On excellent terms with most of the leading figures of the day, he left a fascinating memoir of his life – although, reading between ...
