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William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate
British politician (1877-1960).
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William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate
Member of Political Party
Labour Party
Liberal Party
Date of Birth
5/10/1877
Date of Death
11/17/1960
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Human
Educated At
University College London
Lycée Condorcet
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
( - 4/12/1927)
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Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Flying Cross
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Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for India
(6/7/1929 - 8/24/1931)
Replaces
:
William Peel, 1st Earl Peel
Replaced By
:
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
End Time
:
8/24/1931
Start Time
:
6/7/1929
Secretary of State for Air
(8/3/1945 - 10/4/1946)
Replaces
:
Harold Macmillan
Replaced By
:
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker
End Time
:
10/4/1946
Start Time
:
8/3/1945
Member of the House of Lords
(1/12/1942 - 11/17/1960)
End Cause
:
Death in Office
Replaced By
:
Tony Benn
End Time
:
11/17/1960
Start Time
:
1/12/1942
Member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(2/18/1937 - 1/12/1942)
End Cause
:
Elevation to the House of Lords
Electoral District
:
Manchester Gorton
Parliamentary Term
:
37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Labour Party
Elected In
:
1937 Manchester Gorton By-Election
End Time
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1/12/1942
Start Time
:
2/18/1937
Member of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(5/30/1929 - 10/7/1931)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Aberdeen North
Parliamentary Term
:
35th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Labour Party
Elected In
:
1929 United Kingdom General Election
End Time
:
10/7/1931
Start Time
:
5/30/1929
Member of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(10/29/1924 - 2/15/1927)
End Cause
:
Resignation
Electoral District
:
Leith
Parliamentary Term
:
34th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Liberal Party
Elected In
:
1924 United Kingdom General Election
End Time
:
2/15/1927
Start Time
:
10/29/1924
Member of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(8/16/1928 - 5/10/1929)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Aberdeen North
Parliamentary Term
:
34th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Labour Party
Elected In
:
1928 Aberdeen North By-Election
End Time
:
5/10/1929
Start Time
:
8/16/1928
Member of the 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
(12/6/1923 - 10/9/1924)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Leith
Parliamentary Term
:
33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Liberal Party
Elected In
:
1923 United Kingdom General Election
End Time
:
10/9/1924
Start Time
:
12/6/1923
Member of the 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
(11/15/1922 - 11/16/1923)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Leith
Parliamentary Term
:
32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Liberal Party
Elected In
:
1922 United Kingdom General Election
End Time
:
11/16/1923
Start Time
:
11/15/1922
Member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
(12/14/1918 - 10/26/1922)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Leith
Parliamentary Term
:
31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Liberal Party
Elected In
:
1918 United Kingdom General Election
End Time
:
10/26/1922
Start Time
:
12/14/1918
Member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(12/3/1910 - 11/25/1918)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
St George
Parliamentary Term
:
30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Liberal Party
Elected In
:
December 1910 United Kingdom General Election
End Time
:
11/25/1918
Start Time
:
12/3/1910
Member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(1/15/1910 - 11/28/1910)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
St George
Parliamentary Term
:
29th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Liberal Party
Elected In
:
January 1910 United Kingdom General Election
End Time
:
11/28/1910
Start Time
:
1/15/1910
Member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(1/12/1906 - 1/10/1910)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
St George
Parliamentary Term
:
28th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Liberal Party
Elected In
:
1906 United Kingdom General Election
End Time
:
1/10/1910
Start Time
:
1/12/1906
Politician
Military Personnel
William
English
Tony Benn
David Wedgwood Benn
Michael Julius Wedgwood Benn
Margaret Wedgwood Benn
(1920 - 11/17/1960)
End Time
:
11/17/1960
Start Time
:
1920
Start Time
:
11/17/1920
Sir John Benn, 1st Baronet
London
William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate
London Borough of Hackney
London
Elizabeth Pickston
Male
1929 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Aberdeen North
Member of Political Party
:
Labour Party
Votes Received
:
17,826
Ranking
:
1
1931 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Aberdeen North
Member of Political Party
:
Labour Party
Votes Received
:
8,753
Ranking
:
2
1928 Aberdeen North By-Election
Electoral District
:
Aberdeen North
Member of Political Party
:
Labour Party
Votes Received
:
10,646
Ranking
:
1
1924 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
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Leith
1918 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Leith
1923 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
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Leith
1922 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
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Leith
January 1910 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
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St George
December 1910 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
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St George
1906 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
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St George
Benn
Viscount Stansgate
(1/12/1942 - 11/17/1960)
End Cause
:
Death
Series Ordinal
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1
End Time
:
11/17/1960
Start Time
:
1/12/1942
End Cause
:
Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927
End Time
:
4/12/1927