Arthur Henderson

Arthur Henderson (13 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the first Labour cabinet minister, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934 and, uniquely, served three separate terms as Leader of the Labour Party in three different decades. He was popular among his colleagues, who called him "Uncle Arthur" in acknowledgement of his integrity, his devotion to the cause and his imperturbability. He was a transitional figure whose policies were, at first, close to those of the Liberal Party. The trades unions rejected his emphasis on arbitration and conciliation, and thwarted his goal of unifying the Labour Party and the trade unions.

For the 1940s government minister, see Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley. For other people, see Arthur Henderson (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable
Arthur Henderson
Henderson circa 1910-15
Leader of the Opposition
In office
1 September 1931 – 25 October 1932
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byStanley Baldwin
Succeeded byGeorge Lansbury
Leader of the Labour Party
In office
28 August 1931 – 25 October 1932
DeputyJohn Robert Clynes
Preceded byRamsay MacDonald
Succeeded byGeorge Lansbury
In office
5 August 1914 – 24 October 1917
Chief WhipFrank Goldstone
George Henry Roberts
Preceded byRamsay MacDonald
Succeeded byWilliam Adamson
In office
22 January 1908 – 14 February 1910
Chief WhipGeorge Henry Roberts
Preceded byKeir Hardie
Succeeded byGeorge Barnes
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byAusten Chamberlain
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Reading
Chief Whip of the Labour Party
In office
1925–1927
LeaderRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byBen Spoor
Succeeded byTom Kennedy
In office
1920–1924
LeaderJohn Robert Clynes
Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded byWilliam Tyson Wilson
Succeeded byBen Spoor
In office
1914–1914
LeaderRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byGeorge Henry Roberts
Succeeded byFrank Walter Goldstone
In office
8 February 1906 – 1907
Preceded byDavid Shackleton
Succeeded byGeorge Henry Roberts
Home Secretary
In office
23 January 1924 – 4 November 1924
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byWilliam Bridgeman
Succeeded bySir William Joynson-Hicks
Minister without Portfolio
In office
10 December 1916 – 12 August 1917
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byThe Marquess of Lansdowne
Succeeded byGeorge Nicoll Barnes
Paymaster General
In office
18 August 1916 – 10 December 1916
Prime MinisterH. H. Asquith
Preceded byThomas Legh
Succeeded byJoseph Compton-Rickett
President of the Board of Education
In office
25 May 1915 – 18 August 1916
Prime MinisterH. H. Asquith
Preceded byJack Pease
Succeeded byRobert Crewe-Milnes
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament
for Clay Cross
In office
1 September 1933 – 20 October 1935
Preceded byCharles Duncan
Succeeded byAlfred Holland
Member of Parliament
for Burnley
In office
28 February 1924 – 7 October 1931
Preceded byDan Irving
Succeeded byGordon Campbell
Member of Parliament
for Newcastle upon Tyne East
In office
17 January 1923 – 16 November 1923
Preceded byJoseph Nicholas Bell
Succeeded bySir Robert Aske
Member of Parliament
for Widnes
In office
30 August 1919 – 26 October 1922
Preceded byWilliam Hall Walker
Succeeded byGeorge Christopher Clayton
Member of Parliament
for Barnard Castle
In office
30 August 1903 – 25 November 1918
Preceded bySir Joseph Pease
Succeeded byJohn Edmund Swan
Personal details
Born13 September 1863
Glasgow, Scotland
Died20 October 1935(1935-10-20) (aged 72)
London, England
Political partyLabour
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