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Name	Bevin, Ernest, 1881-1951
Othernames	The Right Honourable Ernest Bevin Lord Privy Seal (March 1951)
Born	03/09/1881
Birthplace	Winsford, England
Places of residence	England
Titles & honors	General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union 1922-1945 Member of Parliament for Wandsworth Central-1940-1950 Member of Parliament for Woolwich East-1950-1951 Minister of Labour and National Service-1940-1945 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs-1945-1951
Father	Unknown
Mother	Diana Bevin
Nationality	British
Education	Little formal education-briefly attended two village schools and then Hayward's School, Crediton-1890 leaving in 1892
Notes	1922-one of the founding leaders of Transport and General Workers' Union Major influence in pushing the United States into a leadership role through the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, and the Cold War.
Occupation	Statesman, trade union leader, and Labour politician
Relationships	Winston Churchill's Minsiter of Labour and National Service
Role	Politician
Spouse	Florence Anne Townley-appointed Dame Commander Order of the British Empire-1952
Children	Queenie Mildred Wynne (6 May 1911 – 31 January 2000)

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