Fenner Brockway
Archibald Fenner Brockway, Baron Brockway (1 November 1888 – 28 April 1988) was a British socialist politician, humanist campaigner and anti-war activist.
The Right Honourable The Lord Brockway | |
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Portrait of Brockway, circa 1910–1915. | |
| General Secretary of the Independent Labour Party | |
| In office 1933–1939 | |
| Preceded by | John Paton |
| Succeeded by | John McNair |
| Chairman of the Independent Labour Party | |
| In office 1931–1933 | |
| Preceded by | James Maxton |
| Succeeded by | James Maxton |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 17 December 1964 – 28 April 1988 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Eton and Slough | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 25 September 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Benn Levy |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Meyer |
| Member of Parliament for Leyton East | |
| In office 30 May 1929 – 7 October 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Edward Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Archibald Fenner Brockway 1 November 1888 Calcutta, British India |
| Died | 28 April 1988 (aged 99) |
| Political party | Independent Labour Party |
| Other political affiliations | Labour Party |
| Spouses | Lilla Harvey-Smith
(m. 1914; div. 1945)Edith Violet King (m. 1946) |
| Children | 5 |
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