Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Past Constituencies (E)

Ealing | East Cheshire | East Flintshire | East Gloucestershire | East Worcestershire | Ebbw Vale | Edinburgh | Edinburgh East | Epping.


Ealing

Member of Parliament for Ealing
Lord George Francis Hamilton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1845; September 22 1927.

Conservative Party

1885 – 1906


East Cheshire

Member of Parliament for East Cheshire
William John Legh

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1828; d. December 15 1898.

Conservative Party

1868 – 1885


East Flintshire

Member of Parliament for East Flintshire
Stephen Barry Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1938.

Labour Party

1970 – 1983


East Gloucestershire

Member of Parliament for East Gloucestershire
Francis Richard Charteris, Lord Elcho

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1818; d. June 30 1914.

Whig Party

1841 – 1846

Robert Stayner Holford

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1808; d. 1892

Conservative Party

1854 – 1872

Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1837; d. April 30 1916.

Conservative Party

1864 – 1885


East Worcestershire

Member of Parliament for East Worcestershire
William Henry Gladstone

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1840; d. July 4 1891.

Liberal Party

1880 – 1885

Joseph Austen Chamberlain

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1863; d. March 16 1937.

Liberal Unionist Party (1892 – 1912); Conservative Party (1912 – 1914)

1892 – 1914


Ebbw Vale

Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale
Michael Mackintosh Foot

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1913; d. March 3 2010.

References:

[1] UK Parliament. “Parliamentary career for Michael Foot.” Accessed April 20, 2026. https://members.parliament.uk/member/831/career.

Labour Party

November 17 1960 – June 9 1983


Edinburgh

Member of Parliament for Edinburgh
Henry Dundas

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1742; d. May 28 1811.

Tory Party

1790 – 1802

Sir John Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1779; d. June 23 1861.

Whig Party

1834 – 1841

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1800; d. December 28 1859.

Whig Party

1839 – 1847

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1800; d. December 28 1859.

Whig Party

1852 – 1856

Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1871; d. September 10 1961.

Honours:

Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Pethick-Lawrence, August 16 1945.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Frederick Pethick-Lawrencne,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-frederick-pethick-lawrence/index.html.

[2] “No. 37234,” The London Gazette, August 21 1945, 4227, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37234/page/4227.

Labour Party

November 14 1935 – August 16 1945


Edinburgh East

Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East
George Joachim Goschen

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1831; d. February 7 1907.

Independent Liberal (1885 – 1886); Liberal Unionist Party (1886)

1885 – 1886


Epping

Member of Parliament for Epping
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965.

Honours:

Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 24 1953.2

References:

[1] UK Parliament, “Winston Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-winston-churchill/index.html.

[2] “No. 39838,” The London Gazette, April 28 1953, 2357, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39838/page/2357/.

Conservative Party

October 29 1924 – July 5 1945