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Statesman, author, prime minister from 1940-45 and 1951-55. Commanded a battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers on the Western Front. Won Nobel Prize for literature in 1953. Includes excerpts from his speeches. (1874-1965)
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Liberal MP and served as prime minister from 1908-16. After war broke out, he made strenuous attempts to achieve political solidarity and in May 1915 formed a coalition government. (1852-1928)
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Gained reputation as an orator, solicitor and preacher. Joined the Liberal Party and became an alderman. Advocated insurance reform and women's rights. Served as prime minister from 1916-22. Energetic war leader and received a lot of credit for Britain's eventual victory over the Triple Alliance. (1863-1945)
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Member of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons. Became Attorney General and Secretary of State for India. Was placed in charge of the government's Press Bureau where he was responsible for censoring newspaper reports on the fighting in World War I. After retiring from politics he was Rector of Aberdeen University. (1872-1930)
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Born in Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada. Was Secretary of State for the Colonies, a member of the War Committee and Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1916. Became Prime Minister in 1922. (1858-1923)
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Elected to represent Liberal party in the House of Commons in 1906 and was a strong supporter of the trade union movement. Later trained as a pilot and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the French Croix de Guerre and the Italian Military Cross in World War I. (1877-1960)
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Member of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons. Issued report about the problems of the mining industry. Served as Post-Master General (1910-1916) and Home Secretary in 1916. (1870-1963)
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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. Chaired the Geneva Disarmament Conference and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (1863-1935)
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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. In 1916 was one of the few Labour MPs to support military conscription. (1859-1940)
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Was leader of the Labour Party in the House of Commons. Became a regular contributor to socialist newspapers. Supported Britain's war involvement and was appointed Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Food. Includes excerpts from his Memoirs. (1869-1949)
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Chairman of the Public Control Committee and promoted fair wages. Became the first working-class member of the Poplar Board of Guardians. Participated in the recruiting campaign and toured the Western Front in an effort to boost the morale of troops. (1852-1921)
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Born in Scotland, he became leader of the Labour Party in 1911. Became Britain's first Labour prime minister in 1923 for one year, when his government fell. Was a pacifist and unwilling to support Britain's involvement in the First World War. (1866-1937).
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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. Pacifist who tried to organize a national strike against Britain's participation in the war. (1856-1915)
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Trench position considered to be extremely dangerous. British soldiers were often stationed in these trenches for over thirty days at a time and were hit by their own artillery.
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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)
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