Jump to content

President of the Local Government Board

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Timrollpickering (talk | contribs) at 10:42, 19 October 2004. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

The President of the Local Government Board was a ministerial post, frequently a Cabinet position, in the United Kingdom, established in 1871. The position was abolished in 1919, following the First World War, and the duties transferred to the new position of Minister of Health.

Presidents of the Local Government Board from 1871

James Stansfeld 1871-1874
George Sclater Booth 1874-1880
John George Dodson 1880-1882
Sir Charles Dilke 1882-1885
Arthur James Balfour 1885-1886
Joseph Chamberlain 1886
James Stansfeld 1886
Charles Thomson Ritchie 1886-1892
Henry Hartley Fowler 1892-1894
George John Shaw Lefevre 1894-1895
Henry Chaplin 1895-1900
Walter Hume Long 1900-1905
Gerald William Balfour 1905
John Burns 1905-1914
Herbert Samuel 1914-1915
Walter Hume Long 1915-1916
William Hayes Fisher 1916-1918
Auckland Geddes 1918-1919
Christopher Addison 1919

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Local_Government_Board&oldid=16291217"