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Morrison, Herbert

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Labour

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Herbert Morrison

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London, England , United Kingdom

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Born

January 03, 1888

Died

March 06, 1965 (77 years)

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Ralphie

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Dec 18, 2011 08:52pm

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MP for Hackney South 1923-1924, 1929-1931, 1935-1945
London County Council Leader 1933-1940
MP for Lewisham East 1945-1950
MP for Lewisham South 1950-1959

Transport Minister 1929-1931
Supply Minister 1940
Home Secretary 1940-1945
Lord President of the Council 1945-1951
Leader of the House of Commons 1945-1951
Deputy Prime Minister 1945-1951
Foreign Secretary 1951

Granted life peerage in 1959.

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	11/02/1959	UK House of Lords - Baron Morrison of Lambeth	Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
	02/02/1956	Labour Party - Deputy Leader	Lost 13.56% (-35.25%)
	12/14/1955	Labour Party Leader	Lost 14.98% (-43.82%)
	05/26/1955	UK Parliament - Lewisham South	Won 55.79% (+14.86%)
	10/29/1953	Labour Party - Deputy Leader	Won 70.43% (+40.86%)
	11/11/1952	Labour Party - Deputy Leader	Won 70.29% (+40.58%)
	10/25/1951	UK Parliament - Lewisham South	Won 56.61% (+14.40%)
	03/09/1951	UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
	02/23/1950	UK Parliament - Lewisham South	Won 54.58% (+15.91%)
	07/27/1945	UK Lord President of the Council	Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
	07/05/1945	UK Parliament - Lewisham East	Won 61.82% (+25.18%)
	10/04/1940	UK Secretary of State for the Home Department	Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
	12/03/1935	Labour Party Leader - Runoff	Lost 35.29% (-29.41%)
	11/26/1935	Labour Party Leader - First Round	Won 32.59% (+0.00%)

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