How did george brown get started in politics

Primary Sources

(1) George Brown, In My Way (1970)

Dalton used to come back from No. 10 seething with rage about what he called 'the incompetent little Prime Minister who just sat there doing nothing to influence a decision "while I had to sit listening to rambling monologues from your friend Ernie Bevin".

I didn't share Dalton's view on Bevin, but I did begin to wonder about Mr Attlee. Everybody seemed to be talking about Attlee's indifference, and I spent a lot of time in the tea room of the House of Commons (I've learned better since!) listening to, and taking part in, the discussions that went on. At that time Patrick Gordon Walker was Herbert Morrison's P.P.S., and he and I had long discussions about what we regarded as the Attlee problem. Finally we decided that we should have to do something about it, so we determined to organize a 'putsch' to get rid of Mr Attlee and replace him by Bevin. Bevin was the only possible strong man to take his place as Prime Minister. One lot in the Parliamentary Labour Party

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George Brown (Canadian politician)

Canadian politician (1818–1880)

The Honourable George Brown
In office August 2, 1858 – August 6, 1858
Preceded by	John A. Macdonald
Succeeded by	John A. Macdonald
In office 1867–1867
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Edward Blake
In office December 16, 1873 – May 9, 1880
Appointed by	Alexander Mackenzie
Born	(1818-11-29)November 29, 1818 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Died	May 9, 1880(1880-05-09) (aged 61) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Manner of death	Assassination by firearm
Resting place	Toronto Necropolis
Citizenship	British
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Clear Grit Party
Profession	Journalist, publisher, politician
Signature
• Father of Confederation •

George Brown (November 29, 1818 – May 9, 1880) was a Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He attended the Charlottetown (September 1864) and Quebec (October 1864) conferences.

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George Brown, Baron George-Brown

British politician (1914–1985)

The Right Honourable The Lord George-Brown PC
Brown in 1967
In office 11 August 1966 – 15 March 1968
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Michael Stewart
Succeeded by	Michael Stewart
In office 16 October 1964 – 11 August 1966
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Rab Butler (1963)[a]
Succeeded by	Michael Stewart
In office 16 October 1964 – 11 August 1966
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Michael Stewart
In office 15 July 1960 – 19 June 1970
Leader
Preceded by	Aneurin Bevan
Succeeded by	Roy Jenkins
In office 18 January 1963 – 14 February 1963
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Hugh Gaitskell
Succeeded by	Harold Wilson
In office 26 April 1951 – 26 October 1951
Prime Minister	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Richard Stokes
Succeeded by	David Eccles
In office 5 July 1945 Copyright ©bandfull.pages.dev 2025