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Edward Short, Baron Glenamara

Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (died 2012)

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Born
December 17, 1912
Died
May 4, 2012
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1912

About Edward Short, Baron Glenamara

Edward Watson Short, Baron Glenamara, (17 December 1912 – 4 May 2012) was a British Labour Party politician and deputy leader of the Labour Party. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and served as a minister during the Labour governments under Harold Wilson, before being appointed to the House of Lords shortly after James Callaghan became Prime Minister. Following the death of James Allason on 16 June 2011, Short was the oldest living former member of the British House of Commons. He died just under a year later, aged 99. At the time of his death he was the oldest member of the House of Lords.

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Career and life highlights

Edward Short, Baron Glenamara timeline

  1. Following the death of James Allason on 16 June 2011, Short was the oldest living former member of the British House of Commons.
  2. Following the death of James Allason on 16 June 2011, Short was the old.

The world when Edward Short, Baron Glenamara was born

Edward Short, Baron Glenamara was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Edward Short, Baron Glenamara's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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