Joseph Henderson, 1st Baron Henderson of Ardwick
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Joseph Henderson, 1st Baron Henderson of Ardwick (1884 – 26 February 1950) was a Labour Party
politician in the United Kingdom
.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Manchester Ardwick
at a by-election
in June 1931, following the death of the Labour MP Thomas Lowth. At the general election in October 1931
, when Labour split over Ramsay MacDonald
's formation of a National Government
, he lost the seat to the Conservative Party
candidate Albert George Hubert Fuller.
Henderson regained the seat at the 1935 general election
, and represented Manchester Ardwick in the House of Commons
until he was elevated to the peerage in the Dissolution Honours List
on 22 January 1950, as Baron Henderson of Ardwick, of Morton Park in the City of Carlisle. He died only five weeks later, in Carlisle, on 26 February, aged 65, when the title became extinct.
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...
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
He was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Manchester Ardwick
Manchester Ardwick (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Ardwick was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
at a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in June 1931, following the death of the Labour MP Thomas Lowth. At the general election in October 1931
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
, when Labour split over 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....
's formation of a National Government
National Government 1931-1935
See also First National MinistryThe United Kingdom's National Government was composed of members of the following parties:*National Labour*Conservative Party*Liberal Party*Liberal Nationals...
, he lost the seat to the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
candidate Albert George Hubert Fuller.
Henderson regained the seat at the 1935 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1935
The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...
, and represented Manchester Ardwick in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
until he was elevated to the peerage in the Dissolution Honours List
Dissolution Honours List
The Dissolution Honours List names those individuals receiving Honours from the Monarch at a time following the Dissolution of the United Kingdom Parliament. Typically, the list will include retiring MPs who are to be Life Peers. Sometimes the list will also include knighthoods for others who...
on 22 January 1950, as Baron Henderson of Ardwick, of Morton Park in the City of Carlisle. He died only five weeks later, in Carlisle, on 26 February, aged 65, when the title became extinct.