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George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd

George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (died 1954)

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Born
August 19, 1881
Died
December 4, 1954
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1881

About George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd

George Robert Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd PC, was a British Labour politician. Lord Shepherd died in December 1954, aged 73, and was succeeded in the barony by his only son Malcolm, who also became a prominent Labour politician and held many of the same offices as George Shepherd. In 1920, Shepherd became Labour Party District Organiser for the London and Southern area. On 28 June 1946 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Shepherd, of Spalding in the County of Lincoln, becoming one of the few Labour peers in the House of Lords.

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George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd timeline

  1. In 1920, Shepherd became Labour Party District Organiser for the London and Southern area.
  2. On 28 June 1946 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Shepherd, of Spalding in the County of Lincoln, becoming one of the few Labour peers in the House of Lords.
  3. Lord Shepherd died in December 1954, aged 73, and was succeeded in the barony by his only son Malcolm, who also became a prominent Labour politician and held many of the same offices as George Shepherd.

The world when George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd was born

George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd was born in 1881. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlinePresident Garfield assassinated
  • Technology milestoneFirst electric power plant (Godalming, England)
  • World population~1.41B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames A. Garfield / Chester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population51.0M

1881 versus 2026

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Measure18812026
Population51.0M341 million

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