George Wardle
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George James Wardle OCH
(15 May 1865 - 18 June 1947) was a British politician. He was editor of the Railway Review and in 1906 was elected a Labour
Member of Parliament for Stockport
. At the 1916 Labour Party conference he made a speech which resulted in the conference passing resolutions as to the party stand on World War I
, something the party leader Ramsay MacDonald
had failed to establish. He was a founding member of the Order of the Companions of Honour
in 1917, and between 1917 and 1919 he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
. In the 1918 General Election he stood, and was elected as, a Coalition Labour
candidate. He resigned as a Member of Parliament on 9 March 1920 by becoming Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Order of the Companions of Honour
The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry or religion....
(15 May 1865 - 18 June 1947) was a British politician. He was editor of the Railway Review and in 1906 was elected a Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Member of Parliament for Stockport
Stockport (UK Parliament constituency)
Stockport is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
. At the 1916 Labour Party conference he made a speech which resulted in the conference passing resolutions as to the party stand on World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, something the party leader Ramsay MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
James Ramsay MacDonald, PC, FRS was a British politician who was the first ever Labour Prime Minister, leading a minority government for two terms....
had failed to establish. He was a founding member of the Order of the Companions of Honour
Order of the Companions of Honour
The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry or religion....
in 1917, and between 1917 and 1919 he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade in the United Kingdom was a member of Parliament assigned to assist the Board of Trade and its President with administration and liaison with Parliament. It replaced the Vice-President of the Board of Trade....
. In the 1918 General Election he stood, and was elected as, a Coalition Labour
Coalition Labour
Coalition Labour was a description used by previously Labour Party supporting candidates in the 1918 General Election who supported the ruling coalition. Only two actually received a Coalition Coupon: J. R...
candidate. He resigned as a Member of Parliament on 9 March 1920 by becoming Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.