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   James Ramsay MacDonald FRS (né James McDonald Ramsay; 12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was a British statesman [1] and politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the first who belonged to the Labour Party, leading minority Labour governments for nine months in 1924 and again between 1929 and 1931.

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   Born 12 October 1866, James Ramsay MacDonald was the first Labour Prime Minister and came from a working class family. He grew up in Lossiemouth, Scotland.

4. www.bbc.co.uk › macdonald_ramsayHistory - Historic Figures: Ramsay MacDonald (1866 - 1937) - BBC

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   James Ramsay MacDonald was born on 12 October 1866 in Lossiemouth, Morayshire, the illegitimate son of a crofter. He worked as a teacher locally and then moved to London where he became...

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › Ramsay-MacDonaldRamsay MacDonald | Prime Minister, Labour Party, Significance ...

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   Jul 28, 1999 · Ramsay MacDonald (born October 12, 1866, Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland—died November 9, 1937, at sea en route to South America) was the first Labour Party prime minister of Great Britain, in the Labour governments of 1924 and 1929–31 and in the national coalition government of 1931–35.

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   May 29, 2018 · The British politician James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), three time prime minister of Great Britain, was one of the great architects of the British Labour party. In 1924 he formed the first Labour government.

8. heritage.humanists.uk › james-ramsay-macdonaldHumanist Heritage: James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937)

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   James Ramsay MacDonald was the first Labour Prime Minister of Great Britain, and an early, and active, member of the Ethical movement. A socialist, MacDonald believed in putting reason and compassion to work for reform, seeking equal opportunity and a fairer society.

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   Who was James Ramsay MacDonald?

   • Born 12 October 1866, James Ramsay MacDonald was the first Labour Prime Minister and came from a working class family. He grew up in Lossiemouth, Scotland. He worked as a teacher at the local board school he attended, and at 18 moved to Bristol as a clergyman’s assistant, where he joined the Social Democratic Federation.

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   How long did James Ramsay MacDonald serve as Prime Minister?

   • We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. James Ramsay MacDonald served as Prime Minister between 1924 to 1924 and 1929 to 1935. Read more about the life and achievements of James Ramsay MacDonald in our past Prime Ministers section.

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   How did James Ramsay MacDonald die?

   • MacDonald left government in May 1937, and turned down the offer of a peerage from King George VI, Stanley Baldwin, and Neville Chamberlain. James Ramsay MacDonald died on 9 November 1937, during a trip to South America with his daughter, Sheila. He was given a public funeral in Westminster Abbey and a private service at Golders Green Crematorium.

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   What are some good books about Ramsay MacDonald?

   • Lord Godfrey Elton, The Life of James Ramsay MacDonald (1939), is useful but incomplete. Other studies are L. MacNeill Weir, The Tragedy of Ramsay MacDonald (1938), a sympathetic account of MacDonald's political career, and Benjamin Sacks, J. Ramsay MacDonald in Thought and Action: An Architect for a Better World (1952).

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   Why did David Marquand write Ramsay MacDonald?

   • Labour MP David Marquand, a trained historian, wrote Ramsay MacDonald with the stated intention of giving MacDonald his due for his work in founding and building the Labour Party, and in trying to preserve peace in the years between the two world wars.

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   Who wrote the tragedy of Ramsay MacDonald?

   • MacNeill Weir, MacDonald's former parliamentary private secretary, published the first major biography The Tragedy of Ramsay MacDonald in 1938. Weir demonised MacDonald for obnoxious careerism, class betrayal and treachery.

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10. www.gov.uk › government › peopleJames Ramsay MacDonald - GOV.UK

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    James Ramsay MacDonald served as Prime Minister between 1924 to 1924 and 1929 to 1935. Read more about the life and achievements of James Ramsay MacDonald in our past Prime Ministers...