J. R. Clynes

John Robert Clynes (27 March 1869 – 23 October 1949) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 35 years, and as Leader of the Labour Party (1921–1922), led the party in its breakthrough at the 1922 general election.

The Right Honourable
J. R. Clynes
Home Secretary
In office
8 June 1929 – 26 August 1931
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded bySir William Joynson-Hicks
Succeeded bySir Herbert Samuel
Lord Privy Seal
In office
22 January 1924 – 6 November 1924
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byRobert Cecil
Succeeded byJames Gascoyne-Cecil
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office
21 November 1922 – 25 October 1932
Leader
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byClement Attlee
Leader of the Labour Party
In office
14 February 1921 – 21 November 1922
Chief WhipArthur Henderson
Preceded byWilliam Adamson
Succeeded byRamsay MacDonald
Minister of Food Control
In office
9 July 1918 – 10 January 1919
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byDavid Alfred Thomas
Succeeded byGeorge Henry Roberts
Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Food Control
In office
2 July 1917 – 9 July 1918
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byCharles Bathurst
Succeeded byWaldorf Astor
Member of Parliament
for Manchester Platting
Manchester North East (1906–1918)
In office
14 November 1935 – 5 July 1945
Preceded byAlan Chorlton
Succeeded byHugh Delargy
In office
8 February 1906 – 27 October 1931
Preceded byJames Fergusson
Succeeded byAlan Chorlton
Personal details
Born27 March 1869
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Died23 October 1949(1949-10-23) (aged 80)
London, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Mary Elizabeth Harper
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(m. 1893)​
Children2
Signature

He was the first Englishman to serve as leader of the Labour Party.

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