MacDonald, James Ramsay (1866-1937)

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MacDonald, Malcolm (1901-1981)

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Birth Date

1866-10-12

Death Date

1937-11-09

Birthplace

Lossiemouth, Scotland

Biographical Text

James Ramsay MacDonald was the first Labour Party Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1924 and again from 1929 to 1935. When he was fifteen he left school to work on a farm, and after a few months, he was appointed to be a pupil teacher at Drainie. In 1885 he began work as an assistant to Mordaunt Crofton, a clergyman in Bristol. During this time, MacDonald became involved in the Democratic Federation, which later became the Social Democratic Federation. In 1886 he moved to London, where he spent some time being unemployed before finding a job as an invoice clerk in the warehouse of Cooper, Box and Co. MacDonald was very interested in Scottish politics, and the London General Committee of Scottish Home Rule Association was founded with his help. In 1888, MacDonald worked as private secretary to Thomas Lough, who was elected to Parliament in 1892, which opened many political doors for MacDonald. MacDonald also worked as a freelance journalist and delivered lectures on behalf of the Fabian Society, of which he was a member. By 1911, MacDonald was the Party Leader of the Labour Party, and he served numerous terms in Parliament, eventually becoming Prime Minister in 1924. and again in 1929. As Prime Minister, he advocated for peace, raised unemployment pay, improved wages and conditions in the coal industry, and passed a housing act that focused on clearing slums. In 1934, his physical and mental health was declining, and he retired.

MacDonald was married to Margaret Gladstone in 1896. They had six children together. After Gladstone's death, he had a relationship with Lady Margaret Sackville. MacDonald died in 1937.

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1902

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“MacDonald, James Ramsay (1866-1937),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 16, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/1838.