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{{Infobox politician|name=Ramsay | {{Infobox politician|name=Ramsay MacDonald|birth_name=James McDonald Ramsay|birth_date=12 October 1866|birth_place=Lossiemouth, [[Scotland]]|death_date=9 November 1937 (aged 71)|death_place=[[Atlantic Ocean]]|nationality=British|political_party=[[Labour Party (UK)| Labour]]|image=J. Ramsay MacDonald LCCN2014715885 (cropped).jpg}} | ||
'''James Ramsay MacDonald''', was the first [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|Prime Minister]] for the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] serving in 1924 and again from 1929 to 1935. Macdonald was a '[[Socialism|socialist]]' leader at the [[Second International]], and is referred to by [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] as a follower of [[Karl Kautsky|Kautsky]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Vladimir Lenin|year=1917|title=Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism|title-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:Imperialism,_the_highest_stage_of_capitalism|chapter=Preface IV}}</ref> | '''James Ramsay MacDonald''', was the first [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|Prime Minister]] for the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] serving in 1924 and again from 1929 to 1935. Macdonald was a '[[Socialism|socialist]]' leader at the [[Second International]], and is referred to by [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] as a follower of [[Karl Kautsky|Kautsky]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Vladimir Lenin|year=1917|title=Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism|title-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:Imperialism,_the_highest_stage_of_capitalism|chapter=Preface IV}}</ref> | ||
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== Political Career == | == Political Career == | ||
MacDonald was employed as a [[Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate’s assistant in [[London]] for 3 years, and joined the [[Independent Labour Party]] in 1893. He stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate in 1895, meanwhile working as a journalist.<ref name=":0" /> | MacDonald was employed as a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] candidate’s assistant in [[London]] for 3 years, and joined the [[Independent Labour Party]] in 1893. He stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate in 1895, meanwhile working as a journalist.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
He was elected for Leicester in 1906 and in 1911 he became chairman of the parliamentary Labour group. He lost his seat in 1918, but later returned to represent a Welsh mining constituency. Once back in Parliament, he became party leader and in 1924 he was asked to form a coalition government after the failure of the previous [[Conservative and Unionist Party|Conservative]] government.<ref name=":0" /> | He was elected for Leicester in 1906 and in 1911 he became chairman of the parliamentary Labour group. He lost his seat in 1918, but later returned to represent a Welsh mining constituency. Once back in Parliament, he became party leader and in 1924 he was asked to form a coalition government after the failure of the previous [[Conservative and Unionist Party|Conservative]] government.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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Ramsay MacDonald | |
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| Born | James McDonald Ramsay 12 October 1866 Lossiemouth, Scotland |
| Died | 9 November 1937 (aged 71) Atlantic Ocean |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
James Ramsay MacDonald, was the first Labour Prime Minister for the United Kingdom serving in 1924 and again from 1929 to 1935. Macdonald was a 'socialist' leader at the Second International, and is referred to by Lenin as a follower of Kautsky.[1]
Early Life[edit | edit source]
Macdonald was born to a working class family, and worked as a teacher at the local board school he attended. At 18 he moved to Bristol as a clergyman’s assistant, where he joined the Social Democratic Federation.[2]
Political Career[edit | edit source]
MacDonald was employed as a Liberal candidate’s assistant in London for 3 years, and joined the Independent Labour Party in 1893. He stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate in 1895, meanwhile working as a journalist.[2]
He was elected for Leicester in 1906 and in 1911 he became chairman of the parliamentary Labour group. He lost his seat in 1918, but later returned to represent a Welsh mining constituency. Once back in Parliament, he became party leader and in 1924 he was asked to form a coalition government after the failure of the previous Conservative government.[2]
MacDonald's first government was unstable and within a year he called an election, which his party was heavily defeated in. He returned to power in 1929 in a government beset with economic crises, including the doubling of unemployment levels. Macdonald betrayed his party and formed a cross party coalition government, following this he resigned in 1935, and subsequently lost his seat in parliament. He then fought to return to Parliament, winning a by-election.[2]
He died on a boat in transit to South America in 1937.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Vladimir Lenin (1917). Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism: 'Preface IV'.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "History of James Ramsay MacDonald" (2023). GOV.UK.