Edgar Lansbury (politician)
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Edgar Isaac Lansbury (3 April 1887 – 28 May 1935) was a British Communist politician. His daughter was the actress Angela Lansbury.
Infobox
Preceded by
Unknown
Succeeded by
Vacancy after resignation
Born
Edgar Isaac Lansbury3 April 1887England
Died
28 May 1935 (aged 48)
Political party
Communist Party of Great Britain
Other politicalaffiliations
Labour Party
Spouse(s)
mw- Minnie Glassman (m. 1914; died 1922) Moyna Macgill (m. 1924)
Children
AngelaBruceEdgar
Parent
George Lansbury (father)
Occupation
Politician
Party
Communist Party of Great Britain
Tables
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Preceded byEvelina Haverfield
Preceded byEvelina Haverfield
Party political offices
Preceded byEvelina Haverfield
Party political offices
Honorary Treasurer of the East London Federation of Suffragettes 1915
Party political offices
Succeeded byNorah Smyth
Civic offices
Civic offices
Party political offices
Civic offices
Preceded byCharles Key
Preceded byCharles Key
Party political offices
Preceded byCharles Key
Party political offices
Mayor of Poplar 1924–1925
Party political offices
Succeeded byJoseph Hammond
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byEvelina Haverfield | Honorary Treasurer of the East London Federation of Suffragettes 1915 | Succeeded byNorah Smyth |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded byCharles Key | Mayor of Poplar 1924–1925 | Succeeded byJoseph Hammond |
References
- "Edgar Lansbury Business in Difficulties", Daily Express, Wednesday 15 June 1927, p. 1
- Michael Walker, Profile, Compendium of Communist Biography. Accessed 22 July 2023.https://grahamstevenson.me.uk/2008/09/19/isaac-edgar-lansbury/
- John Shepherd, A Life on the Left : George Lansbury (1859–1940), a Case Study in Recent Labour Biography Archived 6 Julyhttp://www.historycooperative.org/journals/lab/87/shepherd.html
- Elizabeth Crawford, The women's suffrage movement: a reference guide, 1866–1928, p. 185.
- Julia Bush, Behind the Lines, 1984.
- "Mr. Edgar Lansbury's "Extravagance", Manchester Guardian, 20 December 1927
- "Mr. Edgar Lansbury", Manchester Guardian, 29 May 1935.
- Clive Ponting, The Right to Know: The Inside Story of the Belgrano Affair, Sphere Books, 1985.
- "LANSBURY Edgar Isaac of 7 Weymouth-avenue Mill Hill Middlesex died 28 May 1935... £7956 5s" in Wills and Administratio