Harry Snell, 1st Baron Snell
British Labour politician (1865–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Swedish Olympic cyclist, see Harry Snell (cyclist).
Henry Snell, 1st Baron Snell CH CBE PC (1 April 1865 – 21 April 1944), was a British socialist politician and campaigner. He served in government under Ramsay MacDonald and Winston Churchill, and as the Labour Party's leader in the House of Lords in the late 1930s.
Quick Facts Chief Whip of the House of LordsCaptain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, Monarch ...
The Lord Snell | |
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Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
In office 31 May 1940 – 21 April 1944 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | The Earl of Lucan |
Succeeded by | The Earl Fortescue |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India | |
In office 13 March 1931 – 24 August 1931 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
Preceded by | The Earl Russell |
Succeeded by | The Marquess of Lothian |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 23 March 1931 – 21 April 1944 Hereditary Peerage | |
Preceded by | Peerage created |
Succeeded by | Peerage extinct |
Member of Parliament for Woolwich East | |
In office 15 November 1922 – 22 March 1931 | |
Preceded by | Robert Gee |
Succeeded by | George Hicks |
Personal details | |
Born | (1865-04-01)1 April 1865 Sutton-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England |
Died | 21 April 1944(1944-04-21) (aged 79) London, England |
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