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15th Earl of Derby - Born Edward Stanley. Elected as the Conservative MP for King's Lynn. Later joined the new Liberal Unionist Party and became its leader in the House of Lords. Supported parliamentary reform and opposed the acquisition of Cyprus and the Afghan War in 1879. (1826-1893)
Alexander Macdonald - President of the Miners' National Association. Member of the Royal Commission on Trade Unions. Elected to the House of Commons. Strong supporter of Irish Home Rule. Includes excerpts from various writers. (1821-1881)
Aneurin Bevan - Long-time leader of the left-wing Labour Party and Minister of Health. Includes excerpts from the works of various writers. (1897-1960)
Arthur Henderson - Elected as a paid organizer of the Iron Founders Union. Main person responsible for Labour and the Nation, a pamphlet that attempted to clarify the political aims of the Labour Party. MP for Widnes in the House of Commons. (1863-1935)
Charles Bradlaugh - Recognized as one of the leading freethinkers in Britain. In 1866 he helped to establish the National Secular Society, an organization opposed to Christian dogma. (1833-1891)
Charles Corbett - Elected to House of Commons. Supported women's suffrage and opposed the 1902 Education Act.(1853-1935)
Charles Fox - Represented Midhurst in the House of Commons when he was only nineteen. Promoted Catholic emancipation and opposed the slave trade. Favored Abolition of the Slave Trade bill in speech made in the House of Commons on June 10, 1806. (1749-1806)
Charles Masterman - Writer and politician. He wrote books such as From the Abyss and The Condition of England and served terms in both local and national governments. Includes brief history and accomplishments. (1873-1927)
Daniel O'Connell - Barrister in Ireland and politician. Acknowledged as the leader of the Catholic Emancipation movement. In the House of Commons was active in the campaigns for prison and law reform, free trade, the abolition of slavery and Jewish emancipation. (1775-1847)
Edward Baines - Represented Leeds in the House of Commons. Wrote History of the Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain in which he attacked those who had campaigned against child labour. (1800-1890)
Ellen Wilkinson - Represented Middlesbrough East in the House of Commons. Active in women's suffrage movement and trade unions. Appointed Minister of Education, the first woman in British history to hold the post. (1891-1947)
Feargus O'Connor - Elected MP for County Cork in the General Election of 1832 after advocating the repeal of the Act of Union, abolition of tithes, universal suffrage and the secret ballot. Became active in the Chartist movement and formed the East London Democratic Association. (1796-1855)
Frederick Smith - Member of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons. Became Attorney General and Secretary of State for India. After retiring from politics he was Rector of Aberdeen University. (1872-1930)
George Barnes - Elected as General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers. Formed the National Committee of Organised Labour for Old Age Pensions. Became leader of the Labour Party in 1910. (1859-1940)
George Howell - Campaigned for universal suffrage and published several books on trade unionism. Elected to House of Commons where he worked to pass the Merchant Shipping Bill that improved the working conditions of merchant seamen. (1833-1910)
George Hudson - Formed the Midland Railway Company. Leader of the Conservative Party in York and held a series of political positions in the city. (1800-1871)
George Lansbury - Labour member of Parliament. Reformer who campaigned against poverty and for woman suffrage. A lifelong pacifist, he defended conscientious objectors during World War I. (1859-1940)
Harry Gosling - Instrumental in establishing the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU). Was a member of the House of Commons. In 1927 published his autobiography, Up and Down Stream. (1861-1930)
Henry Broadhurst - Campaigned to reduce the working week and increase wages in the building industry. In the House of Commons he led the campaign for a government commission to investigate working-class housing. (1840-1911)
Henry Brougham - Served in the House of Commons and became the leading spokesmen for the radicals. Played a role in persuading the House of Lords to pass the 1832 Reform Act. He was also responsible for the passing of the 1833 Anti-Slavery Act. (1778-1868)
Henry Campbell-Bannerman - Served in various parliament positions and became leader of the House of Commons. Opposed the Boer War and advocated comprehensive social reforms. (1836-1908)
Henry Fawcett - Elected Liberal MP for Brighton. Campaigned for equal rights for women in the House of Commons. Appointed as Postmaster General and introduced the parcel post, postal orders and the sixpenny telegram. (1833-1884)
Henry Orator Hunt - Radical reformer who advocated annual parliaments, universal suffrage, the secret ballot and the repeal of the Corn Laws. In the House of Commons he opposed the 1832 Reform Act as it did not grant the vote to working class males. (1773-1835)
Henry Snell - Member of the Labour Party and represented Woolwich in London in the 1922 General Election. Converted to socialism and joined the Fabian Society. Became leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords. (1865-1944)
Herbert Asquith - Liberal MP and served as prime minister from 1908-16. Introduced series of reforms including the Old Age Pensions Act and the People's Budget that resulted in a conflict with the House of Lords. Granted the title, the Earl of Oxford, in 1925. (1852-1928)
Herbert Samuel - Member of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons. Issued report about the problems of the mining industry. Granted the title Viscount Samuel and later became leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords. (1870-1963)
Horace Twiss - Tory Party member who was considered to be one of the best orators in the House of Commons and a leading opponent of Earl Grey's proposals for parliamentary reform. Later became a journalist and wrote accounts of parliamentary debates and editorials for The Times. (1787-1849)
James Keir Hardie - Elected to House of Commons and campaigned for the reform of Parliament. He was a supporter of the women's suffrage movement, the payment of MPs and the abolition of the House of Lords. (1856-1915)
James Maxton - Leading figure in the Independent Labour Party in Scotland. Was elected as MP for Bridgeton, Glasgow. A pacifist, he was opposed to Britain's involvement in the World War I. (1885-1946)
Jennie Lee - Elected to the House of Commons. Worked as a journalist for the Daily Mirror and married Aneurin Bevan. (1904-1988)
Jimmy Thomas - Active member of the Associated Society of Railway Servants Union. Elected to the House of Commons in 1910. He retained his position in the union and helped organize the railway strike of 1911. (1874-1949)
John Benn - Liberal Party representative for Wapping in the House of Commons. As Chairman of the Highways Committee, he pioneered the idea of a cheap, efficient and integrated municipal transport system and was responsible for the introduction of London's electric tramway. (1850-1922)
John Bright - Quaker who was elected to represent Durham in the House of Commons and campaigned for the repeal of the Corn Laws. Became one of the leading advocates for universal suffrage. (1811-1889)
John Burns - Elected to represent Battersea in the House of Commons. Responsible for the Housing and Town Planning Act of 1909 during his time in government. (1858-1943)
John Cam Hobhouse - Became the leading advocate of parliamentary reform and factory legislation in the House of Commons. Includes excerpt from his speech made on May 15, 1821. (1786-1869)
John Fielden - Founder member of the Todmorden Unitarian Society, a religious group active in the social reform movement. Leader of the reform movement in the House of Commons and campaigned for a ten-hour work day. Includes excerpts from his writings.
John Hodge - Labour Party member of the House of Commons. Mainly concerned with trade union issues. Was president of the Iron & Steel Trades Confederation. (1855-1937)
John Horne Tooke - Leader of the Bill of Rights Society and later formed the Constitutional Society, to campaign for parliamentary reform. (1736-1812)
John Morley - Elected to the House of Commons in 1883. Staunch supporter of Irish Home Rule and parliamentary reform. Was opposed to Britain's involvement in the First World War and resigned from the government. (1838-1923)
John Roebuck - Led the campaign in the House of Commons to free the Tolpuddle Martyrs and called for the repeal of the Corn Laws. Spoke in favor of the Chartist movement and helped present their petition to Parliament in 1842. (1802-1879)
John Wheatley - Represented the Labour Party in the House of Commons. Socialist who was opposed to Britain's involvement in the First World War and played an important role in the fight against conscription. (1869-1930)
John Wilkes - Elected MP for Aylesbury. Established The North Briton, a newspaper that severely attacked the king and his Prime Minister. Campaigned for religious toleration and introduced the first motion for parliamentary reform. (1725-1797)
Joseph Arch - President of the National Agricultural Labourers' Union. Elected as the Liberal Party MP and the first agricultural labourer to be a member of the House of Commons. (1826-1922)
Joseph Brotherton - Elected to the House of Commons. Campaigned for many causes, such as against child labour in the textile industry, argued against the death penalty, for the improvement in working class education and for the establishment of public walks and open spaces in 1835. (1783-1837)
Joseph Chamberlain - Leader of the Liberal Unionists. Member of the House of Commons and appointed President of the Board of Trade. Favored tariff reform. (1836-1914)
Joseph Clynes - Was leader of the Labour Party in the House of Commons. Became a regular contributor to socialist newspapers. Includes excerpts from his Memoirs. (1869-1949)
Joseph Hume - Represented Tory party in House of Commons and later became a Whig. Considered the leader of the movement for universal suffrage. Advocated the setting up of savings banks, the abolition of flogging in the army and an end to imprisonment for debt. (1777-1855)
Josiah Wedgwood - Joined the Independent Labour Party where he found considerable support for his single tax proposals. Became Chairman of the German Refugee Hospitality Committee. Was granted the title Baron Wedgwood of Barlaston and spent the last few months of his political life in the House of Lords. (1872-1943)
Lord Althorp - Leader of the Whigs in Parliament and the House of Commons. Opposed the idea of a ten-hour day for children factory workers and led the opposition to Michael Sadler and his supporters in the debates on this issue in 1832. Includes excerpts from speeches and letters. (1782-1845)
Lord Ashley - Leader of the factory reform movement in the House of Commons. Helped set up the Children's Employment Commission and piloted the Coal Mines Act, which prohibited women and children from working underground. Includes excerpts from speeches.
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