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George Barnes (British politician)

George Barnes
Leader of the Labour Party
In office
14 February 1910 – 6 February 1911
Chief WhipGeorge Roberts
Preceded byArthur Henderson
Succeeded byRamsay MacDonald
Minister without portfolio
In office
17 August 1917 – 27 January 1920
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byArthur Henderson
Succeeded byChristopher Addison
Minister of Pensions
In office
10 December 1916 – 17 August 1917
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byJohn Hodge
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow Gorbals
Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown (1906–1918)
In office
8 February 1906 – 15 November 1922
Preceded byBonar Law
Succeeded byGeorge Buchanan
Personal details
Born
George Nicoll Barnes

(1859-01-02)2 January 1859
Lochee, Dundee, Scotland
Died21 April 1940(1940-04-21) (aged 81)
London, England
Political partyLabour
Other political
affiliations
Independent Labour Party, National Democratic and Labour Party

George Nicoll Barnes CH (2 January 1859 – 21 April 1940) was a British Labour Party politician and a Leader of the Labour Party (1910–1911).


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