President of the Local Government Board

The Local Government Board was established in the United Kingdom in 1871, and its president was frequently a cabinet member thereafter. The position was abolished in 1919, following the First World War.

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Presidents of the Local Government Board from 1871

James Stansfeld 1871-1874
George Sclater Booth 1874-1880
John George Dodson 1880-1882
Sir Charles Dilke 1882-1885
Arthur James Balfour 1885-1886
Joseph Chamberlain 1886
James Stansfeld 1886
Charles Thomson Ritchie 1886-1892
Henry Hartley Fowler 1892-1894
George John Shaw Lefevre 1894-1895
Henry Chaplin 1895-1900
Walter Hume Long 1900-1905
Gerald William Balfour 1905
John Burns 1905-1914
Herbert Samuel 1914-1915
Walter Hume Long 1915-1916
William Hayes Fisher 1916-1918
Auckland Geddes 1918-1919
Christopher Addison 1919


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