James Maxton (22 June 1885 – 23 July 1946) was a British left-wing politician, and leader of the Independent Labour Party. He was a pacifist who opposed...
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Maxton Hall — The World Between Us is a six-part German-language television series on Amazon Prime Video. It is adapted from the Mona Kasten book Save...
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James Ronald Gordon Copeland MBE (born 1947), known professionally as James Cosmo, is a Scottish actor. Known for his character work, he has played supporting...
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People: Annie Maxton, Scottish socialist and trade unionist James Maxton (1885-1946), Scottish socialist politician John Maxton, Baron Maxton (born 5 May...
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election several ILP members became MPs (including future ILP leader James Maxton) and the party grew in stature. The ILP provided many of the new Labour...
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objector, James Maxton. His father, also named John Maxton, was also a conscientious objector in World War I, and the younger John Maxton was himself...
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convinced to join the Independent Labour Party (ILP) by her elder brother, James Maxton. She trained as a teacher and became active in the Educational Institute...
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the ILP, was ousted by the Labour left and replaced by the militant James Maxton. Following this change in leadership, the Labour left organised around...
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in theory, the opposition – was the Independent Labour Party, led by James Maxton. With only three MPs, it tried to take over the opposition frontbench...
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Independent Labour Party In office 1931–1933 Preceded by James Maxton Succeeded by James Maxton Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal In office 17...
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