Alfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott GCMG GBE PC (1858 - 13 December 1926) was a British Liberal politician. On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ...

The eldest surviving son of Thomas Emmott of Brookfield, Oldham, he was educated at Grove House, Tottenham and at the University of London. Oldham is a large town in the north-west of England. ... Tottenham is in the London Borough of Haringey. ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ...

He was Mayor of Oldham from 1891-1892 and sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Oldham from 1899-1911. In the House of Commons he was Chairman of Ways and Means from 1906-1911, and then served in government as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1911-1914 and as First Commissioner of Works from 1914-1915. He was Director of the War Trade Department from 1915-1919. He chaired the Royal Commission on Decimal Coinage from 1918–1920. He was President of the Royal Statistical Society from 1922-24. Oldham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham, Lancashire, England. ... In the English Parliament between 1641 and 1967, proposals for raising taxation originated in the Committee of Ways and Means, where they were initiated by a Government minister. ... Under-Secretaries of State for the Colonies, 1768-1782 1768: R. Phillipps and J. Pownall 1772: W. Knox 1776: C. DOyly 1778: T. De Grey 1780: B. Thompson Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for the Colonies, 1854-1966 For earlier office-holders see Under-Secretary of State for War... The First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings replaced the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests in 1851. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1908. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Emmott, of Oldham, in 1911. The peerage became extinct on his death. He was awarded the GCMG in 1914 and the GBE in 1917. Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority...