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  Arthur Henderson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Henderson was born in Glasgow in 1863, the son of a textile worker, who died when his son was only 10 years old.
Henderson worked in a locomotive factory from the age of 12, and was converted to Methodism (having previously been a Congregationalist) in 1879, This had a major impact on Henderson and he became a Lay Preacher.
Henderson was elected to replace him, and in 1915, following Prime Minister Asquith's decision to create a coalition government, became the first member of the Labour Party to become a member of the Cabinet, as President of the Board of Education.
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 Arthur Henderson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Arthur Henderson (September 13, 1863 - October 20, 1935) was a British politician and union leader.
In 1900 Henderson was one of the 129 trade union and socialist delagates, who passed Keir Hardie's motion to create the Labour Representation Committee (LRC) and in 1903 Henderson was elected treasurer of the LRC, and was also elected MP for Barnard Castle following a by-election.
Henderson was against punishing Germany too harshly, and as a result lost his seat in the "khaki election" of 1918, but returned to Parliament in 1919 after winning a by-election in Widnes.
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 Arthur Henderson Biography / Biography of Arthur Henderson Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The British statesman Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) was an architect of the Labour party and served as foreign secretary from 1929 to 1931.
Arthur Henderson, the second son of a Scottish cotton spinner, David Henderson, was born in Glasgow on Sept. 13, 1863.
Henderson was known in Labour party ranks as "Uncle Arthur" and was recognized internationally as an "Apostle of Peace." He was respected for his sincere and straightforward ways and throughout his life revealed a great strength of character based upon his strong religious convictions.
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 Arthur Henderson - Biography
Arthur Henderson (September 13, 1863-October 20, 1935) was born in Glasgow, the son of David Henderson, a manual worker.
Henderson himself was almost continuously in Parliament after 1903, yet his electoral career was scarcely a smooth one, for in ten tries at the polls in general elections he lost five and won five but regained a seat after each of the losses by winning by-elections.
Henderson was chairman of the parliamentary Labor Party, chief whip three times, president of the Board of Education (1915-1916) and paymaster-general (1916) in Asquith's government, and in Lloyd George's government a minister without portfolio, acting primarily as an adviser on labor questions.
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 Arthur Henderson
Arthur Henderson, the son of a cotton spinner, was born in Glasgow on 13th September, 1863.
Henderson resigned as a result of David Lloyd-George, and the war Cabinet voting against his proposal for an International Conference on the war in Stockholm.
Arthur Henderson disagreed with those politicians who believed Germany should be harshly treated after the First World War, and as a result of the nationalist fervour of the 1918 General Election, he lost his seat.
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 Arthur Henderson (VC) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Henderson (VC, MC) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
On 23 April 1917 near Fontaine-les-Croiselles, France, during an attack on enemy trenches, Captain Henderson, although almost immediately wounded in the left arm, led his company through the front enemy line until he gained his final objective.
Captain Henderson was killed after he had successfully accomplished his task.
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Richard Henderson, son of Robert and Isabel Henderson, was born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., in 1777, and died in Henry County, GA., in 1868.
Hendersons who became Ulster Scots were almost certainly from the Lowlands, as were almost all the Ulster Scots families of the 17th and 18th Centuries, and therefore they were largely of Anglo-Saxon and Norman extraction, with the usual smaller percentage of Celtic ancestry found in residents of the Border and Lowland shires.
Henderson’s Mill was a landmark to the Confederate and Union armies during the fighting around Atlanta in the summer and fall of 1864.
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 CD Baby: ARTHUR HENDERSON: Love Songs For You   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Arthur Henderson & Ne O so bring excitement and romance to every performance with a little hip hop, a little old school and a whole lot of powerful soul.
Henderson, a native of Bristol, Virginia, began his career at the age of 13, singing gospel with his cousins, the Hardin Singers.
Henderson has a broad range of experience, including singing lead on two albums with the gospel group Genesis, as well as providing his voice for jingles and commercials, such as Food King and the Game Show Network.
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 Henderson, Arthur on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
HENDERSON, ARTHUR [Henderson, Arthur] 1863-1935, British statesman, organizer and leader of the British Labour party.
Arthur Henderson: Nobel Prize winner and foundryman.(Shakeout: in case you didn't know...)
HENDERSON, ARTHUR S. Edwin Bancroft Henderson: physical educator, civil rights activist, and chronicler of African American athletes.
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 Thomas M. Henderson and Margaret Emaline Stewart of NC, TN and Union Co, GA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Arthur was born out of wedlock to Alice Scroggins and William M. Henderson (son of Thomas' brother James).
Dora Frances Laner Henderson Burnett died on 29 Aug 1935 in Union Co, GA, and is buried at the Henderson Cemetery.
Arthur Henderson was home with his foster parents for the 1900 and 1910 census.
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 HSU vs. VALDOSTA BOX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Henderson State-Arthur Burnett 1-0; Jace Garrison 1-0; Jeremy Doaty 1-0.
H 1-10 H33 Arthur Burnett rush to the HSU32, fumble by Arthur Burnett recovered by HSU Arthur Burnett at HSU32.
H 1-10 H13 Arthur Burnett rush for 1 yard to the HSU14 (Terel Toomer;Tracy Flounoy).
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 Henderson, Arthur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He was Britain's secretary of state for foreign affairs from June 1929 to August 1931 and won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1934.
An iron molder at Robert Stephenson's locomotive works and foundry in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Henderson became secretary of the Newcastle local of the Ironfounders' Union, served as a Liberal Party member of the municipal councils of Newcastle, Darlington, and Durham, and in 1903 was elected mayor of Darlington.
Mary Agnes Hamilton, Arthur Henderson (1938), is a biography.
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 Modern Casting: Arthur Henderson: Nobel Prize winner and foundryman.(Shakeout: in case you didn't know ...)@ HighBeam ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Arthur Henderson greatly influenced the British Government between World War I and World War II, working diligently in his positions in Parliament to achieve disarmament.
While his efforts ultimately failed, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934--not a small achievement for a foundryman.
Born in 1863, Henderson became an apprentice at Robert Stephenson and Sons' General Foundry Works at the age of 12.
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 Sarah E. Turner, Arthur Henderson Turner
Keene Field and Anna Lewis are great grandparents of both Arthur Henderson Turner and Annie Laurie Field.
Tombstone Inscription: Arthur Henderson Turner and Annie Laurie Turner, Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.
Marriage Announcement of Arthur Turner and Laura Field, Winsor Gazette, Shelby County, Illinois, 1 December 1887.
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 The Family of M. E. Wright - pafg06.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Bonita Mabel Wright (Arthur, William, William, Robert, William) was born on 2 Jun 1912 in Findlay, Shelby County, Il.
Raymond was born on 30 Nov 1914 in Bruce, Moultrie County, Il.
Gerald Arthur Wright (Arthur, William, William, Robert, William) was born on 11 Oct 1913 in Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA.
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 AllRefer.com - Arthur Henderson (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Arthur Henderson (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Arthur Henderson 1863–1935, British statesman, organizer and leader of the British Labour party.
As foreign secretary (1929–31) Henderson worked to moderate Franco-German problems and supported the League of Nations.
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Henderson, Arthur HENDERSON, ARTHUR [Henderson, Arthur] 1863-1935, British statesman, organizer and leader of the British Labour party.
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 Arthur Henderson - Nobel Lecture
What greater cause and what more splendid adventure can be set before the youth of the world than the endeavour to bring into being that age - old dream of saints and sages - the great Commonwealth of the World as the visible embodiment of the brotherhood of man?
Henderson delivered this lecture to a large audience gathered in the Auditorium of the University of Oslo.
The text is taken from Les Prix Nobel en 1934.
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 ARTHUR HENDERSON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/10/1931   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
To Miss Emily R. Alter, Carnegie Magazine, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. In full: "I beg to acknowledge your letter of the 21st ultimo, and thank you for sending me a copy of the Carnegie Magazine containing the greeting to myself by Mr.
I very much appreciate the kind references that have been made." ARTHUR HENDERSON, one of the chief organizers of the British Labour Party, Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1929-1931 and President of the Disarmament Conference of 1932, was awarded the 1934 Nobel Peace Prize.
SAMUEL HARDIN CHURCH was President of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute.
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 Henderson, Arthur 'Rats' - Negro League Baseball Player
Henderson, Arthur 'Rats' - Negro League Baseball Player
ARTHUR C. Born: Aug. 29, 1897, Richmond, VA Died: Wilmington, DE Just when a batter figured out Arthur Henderson's blinding fastball, is the moment he would hurl his patented sharp-breaking curve.
The man known as "Rats" rose to prominence while playing Negro League ball for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants from 1923 to 1929.
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 Beloit College Archives -- Archives Collections -- Beloit Alumni -- Arthur Henderson Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Beloit College Archives -- Archives Collections -- Beloit Alumni -- Arthur Henderson Smith
Dr. Arthur Henderson Smith, 87, Christian statesman and one of hte most remarkable men in the history of missionary enterprise, reached the end of his earthly life at his home, 620 Plymouth road, in Pilgrim Place, Claremont, California, Wednesday evening, August 31, 1932.
He had been in failing health for several months.
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 Alibris: Arthur Henderson Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Your search: Books » Author: Arthur Henderson Smith
by Smith, Arthur H. Written by a highly observant British missionary after living fifteen years in the country, and first published in 1890 in China, this book presents the social life and personal character traits of the typical Chinese.
The most striking example is China where, in the face of the political and economic upheavals of the last century, the local...
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 Esther Bernice Woolery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
!Notes: Married Arthur Henderson on 10 Jan 1940.
!P: Esther and Arthur Henderson then moved to Kansas city, where Arthur
!P: Esther and Arthur later separated and were divorced at the Lyon
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