James Ramsay MacDonald, born October 12, 1866, in Lossiemouth, Scotland, and died November 9, 1937, was the first Labour Party politician to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, leading the first minority Labour government from January to November 1924 and a second from 1929 to 1935. In 1931, amid the Great Depression, he formed a cross-party National Government with Conservative and Liberal support, a move that split the Labour Party and led many former colleagues to regard him as a traitor to the movement he had helped found. He remained prime minister of the National Government until 1935.
Facts
Classification
Political RolePrime Minister of the United Kingdom 1 Sources
1. Ramsay MacDonald - Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
2. Ramsay MacDonald (Wikipedia)
Lead section, first sentence
12 October 1866
Infobox, birth_date
1866-10-12
Lead section, dates parenthetical
9 November 1937
Infobox, death_date
1937-11-09
Entity description, gender reference sentence
In 1931, amid the Great Depression, he formed a cross-party National Government with Conservative and Liberal support, a move that split the Labour Party and led many former colleagues to regard him as a traitor to the movement he had helped found.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.