Thomas, J.H. (James Henry), 1874-1949

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1902 elected to the national executive committee of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (ASRS); 1905 president of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants; 1906 organising secretary, the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants; 1910-1936 Member of Parliament for Derby; c 1917-1931 general secretary, National Union of Railwaymen; 1924, 1931 and 1935-1936 secretary of state for the colonies; 1929-1930 lord privy seal and minister of employment; 1930-1935 secretary of state for the dominions.

Epithet: trade unionist and politician

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referencedIn Vol. XXIV (ff. 309). 1919-1942.includes:f. 1 Arthur M. Lawrence, of Holland Park: Letter to J. Burns: 1919. f. 2 William E. Hincks, Secretary, Leicester Charity Organisation: Letter to J. Burns: 1919.: Typewritten. Signed. f. 3 James Douglas, Editor,..., 1919-1942 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XCIX (ff. 265). 1934.includes:ff. 1-69 passim Sir Malcolm Martin Macnaghten, KBE; judge: Correspondence between Lord Cecil and Sir Malcolm Martin Macnaghten: 1934. ff. 3-6v, 22-24 Law OF ENGLAND: Bill to declare the independence of the judges: 1..., 1934 British Library
creatorOf WRENCH PAPERS. Vol. IV. 1928-1937. ff. 348. 350 x 250mm.includes:ff. 5, 61 Enoch Arnold Bennett, author: Letters to Sir Evelyn Wrench from Enoch Arnold Bennett: 1928-1929: Signed. f. 6 Bernard Richard Meirion Darwin, sportswriter and essayist; son o..., 1928-1937 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XCII (ff. 168). Nov. 1915-March 1921.includes:f. 5 Army; England: Memorandum rel. to treatment of wounded in France: circa 1914-1915.: Copy. ff. 7, 8 Navy; England: Memoranda rel. to oil reserves: [1915?]. ff. 9, 11 Walter Hines Page, US diploma... British Library
creatorOf CHARNWOOD AUTOGRAPHS. Vol. I. English historical autographs, etc., circa 16th-20th cent. Included are Henry VII, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, William III, Anne, and George II; Sir Philip Sidney, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, Thomas, 3rd Bar..., approximately 16th century-20th century British Library
referencedIn Vol. CI (ff. 287). 1922-1926.includes:ff. 1-160b passim Percy Alport Molteno, MP: Letters to Lord Gladstone: 1909-1924. f. 4 Tom Henry Hosegood, solicitor: Letter to Lord Gladstone: 1922. ff. 5, 18, 24 Ernest Frederic George Hatch, 1st Baronet: 190..., 1922-1926 British Library
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Birth 1874-10-03

Death 1949-01-21

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