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- 1. (1866–1937), British statesman, born in Scotland; full name James Ramsay MacDonald. He became Britain's first Labour prime minister in 1924 and headed the second Labour government 1929–31. When the cabinet split over proposed cuts in unemployment benefits, he led a coalition “National” government 1931–35.
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Mar 22, 2024 · Ramsay MacDonald (born October 12, 1866, Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland—died November 9, 1937, at sea en route to South America) was the first Labour Party prime minister of Great Britain, in the Labour governments of 1924 and 1929–31 and in the national coalition government of 1931–35.
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The TUC had created the Labour Electoral Association (LEA) and entered into an unsatisfactory alliance with the Liberal Party in 1886. In 1892, MacDonald was in Dover to give support to the candidate for the LEA in the General Election and who was well beaten. MacDonald impressed the local press and the Association, however, and was adopted as its ...
In 1911 MacDonald became Party Leader (formally "Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party"), but within a short period his wife became ill with blood poisoning and died. This affected MacDonald very much and took him some time to recover. MacDonald had always taken a keen interest in foreign affairs and knew from his visit to South Africa just af...
MacDonald took the post of Foreign Secretary as well as Prime Minister, and made it clear that his main priority was to undo the damage which he believed had been caused by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, by settling the reparations issue and coming to terms with Germany. He left domestic matters to his ministers, including J.R. Clynes as Lord Privy...
The strong majority enjoyed by Baldwin’s party allowed him to preside over a government that would serve a full term during which it would have to deal with the General Strike and miners’ strike of 1926. Unemployment in the UK during this period remained high but relatively stable at just over 10% and, apart from 1926, strikes were at a low level.A...
MacDonald did not want an immediate election, but the Conservatives forced him to agree to one in October 1931. The National Government won 554 seats, comprising 470 Conservatives, 13 National Labour, 68 Liberals (Liberal National and Liberal) and various others, while Labour won only 52 and the Lloyd George Liberals four. This was the largest mand...
The marriage between Ramsay MacDonald and Margaret Gladstone was a very happy one, and they had six children, including Malcolm MacDonald (1901-1981), who had a prominent career as a politician, colonial governor and diplomat, and Ishbel MacDonald (1903-1982), who was very close to her father. MacDonald was devastated by Margaret's death from blood...
First Labour government: January - November 1924 1. Ramsay MacDonald - Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons 2. Lord Haldane - Lord Chancellor and joint Leader of the House of Lords 3. Lord Parmoor - Lord President of the Council and joint Leader of the House of Lords 4. John Robert Clynes - Lord Privy Seal and Deputy...
Barker, Bernard, ed., Ramsay MacDonald's Political Writings.London: Allen Lane, 1972.Bryher, Samual. An Account of the Labour and Socialist Movement in Bristol.Bryston, UK: 1929.Clegg, H.A. Alan Fox, A.F. Thompson. A History of British Trade Unions since 1889. (vol I: 1889-1910), Oxford University Press, 1964. ISBN 019828229x.Cox, Jane. A Singular Marriage: a Labour Love Story in Letters and Diaries. (of Ramsay and Margaret MacDonald) London: Harrap, 1988. ISBN 9780245546761Ramsay MacDonald (1866 - 1937) Ramsay MacDonald © Macdonald was the first British Labour prime minister, but his decision in 1931 to lead a coalition government was considered a betrayal...
Overview. Ramsay MacDonald. (1866—1937) prime minister. Quick Reference. (1866–1937) British statesman and the first Labour prime minister (1924; 1929–31; 1931–35). MacDonald was born in Scotland, the illegitimate son of a maidservant, and became a journalist.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. James Ramsay MacDonald FRS ( né James McDonald Ramsay; 12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the first who belonged to the Labour Party, leading minority Labour governments for nine months in 1924 and again between 1929 and 1931.
Jun 6, 2010 · The fall of Ramsay MacDonald. Ramsay MacDonald presided over his last cabinet on June 5th, 1935. He resigned two days later, on June 7th, 1935. Richard Cavendish | Published in History Today Volume 60 Issue 6 June 2010. From an unpromising start as the bastard son of a Scots farm girl, James Ramsay MacDonald became Britain’s first Labour ...
