Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden
British politician (1864–1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Lord Snowdon.
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, PC (/ˈsnoʊdən/; 18 July 1864[citation needed] – 15 May 1937) was a British politician. A strong speaker, he became popular in trade union circles for his denunciation of capitalism as unethical and his promise of a socialist utopia. He was the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer, a position he held in 1924 and again between 1929 and 1931. He broke with Labour policy in 1931, and was expelled from the party and excoriated as a turncoat, as the party was overwhelmingly crushed that year by the National Government coalition that Snowden supported. He was succeeded as Chancellor by Neville Chamberlain.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 7 June 1929 – 5 November 1931 | |
Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
Preceded by | Winston Churchill |
Succeeded by | Neville Chamberlain |
In office 22 January 1924 – 3 November 1924 | |
Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
Preceded by | Neville Chamberlain |
Succeeded by | Winston Churchill |
Member of Parliament for Colne Valley | |
In office 15 November 1922 – 27 October 1931 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Mallalieu |
Succeeded by | Lance Mallalieu |
Member of Parliament for Blackburn | |
In office 8 February 1906 – 14 December 1918 | |
Preceded by | Sir William Coddington |
Succeeded by | Percy Dean |
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Born | 18 July 1864 Cowling, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 15 May 1937(1937-05-15) (aged 72) Tilford, Surrey, England |
Political party | Liberal (until c. 1894) Labour (c. 1894–1931) National Labour (1931–1932) None (1932–1937) |
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