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James Chuter Ede Hart Stephen James Chuter Ede (1882-1965) served the longest term of office as Home Secretary in the last 200 years, three weeks more than Theresa May. His contribution to that…
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James Chuter Ede Hart Stephen
James Chuter Ede (1882-1965) served the longest term of office as Home Secretary in the last 200 years, three weeks more than Theresa May. His contribution to that government - and in Robert Harris's words, "We still live in the society shaped by Clement Attlee" - although largely unsung, was immense.Alongside towering achievements such as Bevan's NHS, his own measures, in administrative, legal and social reform, did much to set the seal on Labour's reforming program, including the Criminal Justice Act 1948, paving the way for the abolition of capital punishment. He is the only senior member of Attlee's legendary 1945 cabinet not yet to have found a biographer.
Equally interesting for historians and readers of history is how Ede's life and career present a political, cultural, and Previously, working with RA Butler, he provided a major contribution to the Education Act 1944.
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