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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 different languages on Wikipedia. George Lansbury is the 17,218th most popular politician (down from 17,080th in 2019), the 5,505th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,429th in 2019) and the 635th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Lansbury ranks 17,218 out of 19,576Before him are Nigel Lawson, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Vladimir Makei, Mile Isaković, William Eustis, and Boris Nadezhdin. After him are Jaan Ehlvest, Bruno Le Maire, Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio, Paulias Matane, Eli Cohen, and Clement Arrindell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, George Lansbury ranks 141Before 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 196Before 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 5,507 out of 8,785Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George Lansbury ranks 635Before 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).