Dalton, (Edward) Hugh Neale, Baron Dalton (1887–1962), politician

by Ben Pimlott

  • Upbringing, Cambridge friendships, and Fabianism
  • Marriage, war service, and academic economics
  • Labour MP
  • Labour's programme: practical socialism
  • Rejection of appeasement and Churchill's coalition
  • Socialist chancellor of the exchequer
  • Financial crisis and resignation
  • Brief return to office, retirement, and death
  • Assessment

References

See also

Themes

  • Chancellors of the exchequer
  • Presidents of the Board of Trade and successor offices

Other online resources

  • Churchill Archive
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • National Register of Archives

DNB archive

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