Labour leader and politician. Born John Elliott Burns in Vauxhall. in 1889 he played a major part in the London dock strike. Entered parliament in 1892. Appointed president of the Board of Trade in 1914. Died in the Bolingbroke Hospital, Wandsworth.
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John Burns
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.
William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester KG PC, styled as Lord St John, 1539-50 and Earl of Wiltshire, 1550-51, was an English Lord High Treasurer, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and statesman. ...
Local politician. Born Bradford. Graduated from Ruskin College, Oxford. Served in the navy during WW2 and later worked in the newspaper industry for more than 20 years. First elected to Enfield Co...
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