Alfred Barnes (Labour politician)

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The Right Honourable
Alfred Barnes
Minister of Transport
In office
3 August 1945 – 26 October 1951
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Preceded byThe Lord Leathers
Succeeded byJohn Maclay
Chair of the Co-operative Party
In office
1924–1945
Preceded byWilliam Henry Watkins
Succeeded byWilliam Coldrick
Member of Parliament
for East Ham South
In office
14 November 1935 – 26 May 1955
Preceded byMalcolm Campbell-Johnston
Succeeded byAlbert Oram
In office
15 November 1922 – 27 October 1931
Preceded byClement Edwards
Succeeded byMalcolm Campbell-Johnston
Personal details
Born(1887-07-17)17 July 1887
Central School of Arts and Crafts

Alfred John Barnes (17 July 1887 – 26 November 1974)

Labour and Co-operative politician.[2]

Born in

Central School of Arts and Crafts.[2]

Barnes worked originally as an artist in

co-operative movement.[2] He was chairman of the London Co-operative Society for nine years until 1923 and was a founder of the Co-operative Party.[2] He became the Party's chairman in 1924 and served until 1945. He was also a director and President of the National Cooperative Publishing Society
.

In November 1922, Barnes was elected as the

Lord of the Treasury. However, he was forced to resign in October 1930 - although his position as a director of the National Cooperative Publishing Society was unpaid, parliamentary rules dictated that a minister cannot be a director of a public company (although they could be of a private company): Barnes chose to remain on the co-op board rather than as a whip. Like many Labour MPs, he lost his seat in the 1931 general election
but regained it in 1935.

In 1945, Barnes was made a

Minister of War Transport, later Minister of Transport, serving until the fall of the Labour government in 1951.[2] He stood down as a Member of Parliament at the 1955 general election
.

References

  1. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30791. Retrieved 9 July 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Obituary: Mr Alfred Barnes". The Times. 27 November 1974. p. 18.
  3. ^ "William Barnes". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for East Ham South
1922–1931 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for East Ham South
1935–1955 		Succeeded by
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Preceded byas Minister of War Transport Minister of Transport
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Party political offices
Preceded by Chair of the Co-operative Party
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