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Name George Lansbury
Gender Male
Birth? 22 Feb 1859 Halesworth, Suffolk, England
Other? 13 Mar 1859 Halesworth, Suffolk, EnglandFact 1
Marriage BEF Jun 1885 Whitechapel, Middlesex, Englandto Elizabeth Jane Brine
Death? 7 May 1940 London, Middlesex, England
Other? 27 Dec 2001 Fact 2


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George Lansbury (1859 –1940) was a British politician, socialist, Christian pacifist and newspaper editor. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1910 to 1912 and from 1922 to 1940, and leader of the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935.

He was a campaigner for social justice and improved living and employment conditions for the working class, especially in London's East End.

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