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Arthur Henderson

1863 - 1935

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Arthur Henderson (13 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the first Labour cabinet minister, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934 and, uniquely, served three separate terms as Leader of the Labour Party in three different decades, and was elected to parliament in five by-elections in different constituencies. He was popular among his colleagues, who called him "Uncle Arthur" in acknowledgement of his integrity, his devotion to the cause and his imperturbability. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Henderson has received more than 391,139 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Arthur Henderson is the 822nd most popular politician (down from 801st in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 207th in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Politician.

Arthur Henderson was a British Labour politician who served as the first Labour Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1924 to 1929.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arthur Henderson ranks 822 out of 19,576. Before him are Farah Pahlavi, Shapur I, Ardashir I, Bashar al-Assad, Habib Bourguiba, and Kurt Waldheim. After him are Ivan VI of Russia, Jahangir, Todor Zhivkov, Vajiralongkorn, Christian VIII of Denmark, and Berke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Arthur Henderson ranks 8. Before him are Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Henry Ford, Pierre de Coubertin, Swami Vivekananda, Paul Signac, and Konstantin Stanislavski. After him are Gabriele D'Annunzio, Pietro Mascagni, Henry van de Velde, David Lloyd George, Constantine P. Cavafy, and Carlos I of Portugal. Among people deceased in 1935, Arthur Henderson ranks 9. Before him are Kazimir Malevich, T. E. Lawrence, Józef Piłsudski, Fernando Pessoa, Paul Signac, and Emmy Noether. After him are Alban Berg, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Astrid of Sweden, André Citroën, Carlos Gardel, and Auguste Escoffier.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arthur Henderson ranks 191 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter O'Toole (1932), Robert the Bruce (1274), Tony Blair (1953), Thomas Henry Huxley (1825), Saint Ursula (400), and Jason Statham (1967). After him are Ken Loach (1936), Pete Townshend (1945), Arnold J. Toynbee (1889), Mary Wollstonecraft (1759), Charles II of England (1630), and William Golding (1911).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Arthur Henderson ranks 40. Before him are Edward V of England (1470), Anthony Eden (1897), Boudica (33), Henry III of England (1207), Robert the Bruce (1274), and Tony Blair (1953). After him are Charles II of England (1630), Henry I of England (1068), Edward the Elder (871), Clement Attlee (1883), Harold Godwinson (1022), and Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900).

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