POLITICIAN

George Lansbury

1859 - 1940

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George Lansbury (22 February 1859 – 7 May 1940) was a British politician and social reformer who led the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935. Apart from a brief period of ministerial office during the Labour government of 1929–31, he spent his political life campaigning against established authority and vested interests, his main causes being the promotion of social justice, women's rights, and world disarmament. Originally a radical Liberal, Lansbury became a socialist in the early 1890s, and thereafter served his local community in the East End of London in numerous elective offices. His activities were underpinned by his Christian beliefs which, except for a short period of doubt, sustained him through his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). George Lansbury is the 17,267th most popular politician (down from 17,066th in 2024), the 5,509th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,428th in 2019) and the 634th most popular British Politician.

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Among people born in 1859, George Lansbury ranks 141. Before him are Vjenceslav Novak, August von Gödrich, Sigurd Ibsen, Theobald Smith, Christopher Hornsrud, and Sidney Lee. After him are Henry Ossawa Tanner, Tom Watson, Katharine Lee Bates, Dorabji Tata, and Cecil Sharp. Among people deceased in 1940, George Lansbury ranks 196. Before him are Tomasz Stankiewicz, Rudolf Thurneysen, Frederick Merriman, Flora Finch, Gregorio Aglipay, and Lillian Wald. After him are Michael Joseph Savage, Walter Connolly, Maude Abbott, William Lashly, George B. Cortelyou, and C. Henry Gordon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Lansbury ranks 5,511 out of 8,785. Before him are Harry Wilson (1997), Alfie Allen (1986), Leslie Bricusse (1931), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (1967), David Thompson (1770), and Harvey Barnes (1997). After him are Douglas Lowe (1902), Dominic Howard (1977), Freema Agyeman (1979), Brian Stableford (1948), Ivor Broadis (1922), and Tony Pulis (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George Lansbury ranks 634. Before him are Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742), John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811), Malcolm MacDonald (1901), Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (1854), John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792), and Nigel Lawson (1932). After him are Edmund Andros (1637), Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Thomas Norton (1532), Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (1971), Tebbs Lloyd Johnson (1900), and Nick Clegg (1967).

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