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George Nicoll Barnes (January 2, 1859 - April 21, 1940) was a Scottish politician. January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Scottish can refer to: Look up Scottish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary (as an adjective) things to do with Scotland (see also Scots and Scotch) (as a noun) the Scottish people. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ...

Barnes was born in Lochee, Forfar. He was apprenticed as an engineer and became General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers. In 1895 he stood for the Independent Labour Party in Rochdale. He was elected MP for Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown in 1906 for the Labour Party. He sat for that constituency until it was abolished in 1918, and thereafter sat for Glasgow Gorbals until 1922. Forfar is a town of approximately 13,500 people, located in the unitary authority of Angus in Scotland. ... The Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU) was a British trade union. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a former political party in the United Kingdom. ... Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1918. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Glasgow Gorbals was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1974. ...

He was leader of the Labour Party from February 14, 1910 to February 6, 1911. He was Minister of Pensions (1916-1917) and Minister without Portfolio (1917-1920) under David Lloyd George. In 1918 the Labour Party decided to leave the Lloyd George Coalition but Barnes refused to resign. As a result he was expelled from the Labour Party and founded the National Democratic Party. After finishing as a minister he played no further significant role in British politics. The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. ... A Minister without Portfolio is a government minister with no specific responsibilities. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The Right Honourable David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (17 January 1863 â€“ 26 March 1945) was a British statesman and the last Liberal to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... David Lloyd George, Prime Minister 1916-1922. ... The National Democratic and Labour Party, usually known as the NDP, was a political party in the United Kingdom. ...

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