Liberal MP for Hoxton Jan 1910-18; Shoredich 1918-22; Labour MP for Swindon 1929-31, 1934-35
Minister of Munitions 1917-18, Minister of Reconstruction 1917-19, President of the Local Government Board 1919, Minister of Health 1919-21, Minister Without Portfolio 1921, Minister of Agriculture 1930-31, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 1945-47, Lord Privy Seal 1947-51
