UK Parliamentary Archives

• Held At: Parliamentary Archives: GB-061
• Catalogue Reference: BRO
• Accession Number: 3883
• Ref No: BRO
• Date: 1911-1942
• Level: Fonds
• Extent: 1 file
• Creator Name: Brown; Ernest (1881-1962)
• Administrative or Biographical History: Ernest Brown was Liberal MP for Rugby from Dec 1923 to Oct 1924 when he was defeated. He was elected for Leith in March 1927 until he was defeated in 1945. He was a Liberal until 1931 and thereafter a Liberal National. He was Minister of Labour from June 1935-May 1940, Secretary of State for Scotland (May 1940-Feb 1941), Minister of Health (Feb 1941-Nov 1943) and Minister of Aircraft Production (May-July 1945).
• Acquisition: Purchased by Parliamentary Archives from Bonhams & Brooks in March 2001. Accessioned in April 2002; accession number 3883.
• Category: Personal/Political Papers
• Description: The collection contains a file of letters received by Ernest Brown and political papers.
• Terms:
  • Politicians,
• Language: English
• Related Material: For letters sent by Ernest Brown to other politicians, see the Davidson Papers (DAV/238, 244, 245, 262, 264 and 266); see also the papers of William Mather Rutherford Pringle in PRL/3 and the papers of Andrew Bonar Law in BL/111/33/158.
• Access Status: Open
• Physical Description: Manuscript and typescript

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