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Arthur Woodburn (25 October 1890 – 1 June 1978) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at Heriot-Watt College. Imprisoned as a conscientious objector during World War I, Woodburn worked in engineering and ironfounding administration, and was a lecturer and national secretary of the Scottish Labour College. He was Secretary of the Scottish Council of the Labour Party from 1932 to 1939, and President of the National Council of Labour Colleges from 1937 to 1965. He also served on the Edinburgh 'Hands off Russia' committee in the 1930s.

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  • Arthur Woodburn (* 25. Oktober 1890 in Edinburgh; † 1. Juni 1978 ebendort) war ein schottischer Politiker (Scottish Labour Party/Labour Party). (de)
  • Arthur Woodburn (25 October 1890 – 1 June 1978) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at Heriot-Watt College. Imprisoned as a conscientious objector during World War I, Woodburn worked in engineering and ironfounding administration, and was a lecturer and national secretary of the Scottish Labour College. He was Secretary of the Scottish Council of the Labour Party from 1932 to 1939, and President of the National Council of Labour Colleges from 1937 to 1965. He also served on the Edinburgh 'Hands off Russia' committee in the 1930s. Woodburn was an unsuccessful candidate for Edinburgh South in 1929 and Edinburgh Leith in 1931; he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire from 1939 until 1970.In Parliament he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tom Johnston in 1941, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Supply from 1945 to 1947. He was Secretary of State for Scotland from 1947 until 1950 in the government of Clement Attlee. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1947. Woodburn received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1968. He had a strong interest in economics, education, European unity, international relations, modern languages and Scottish history. He was appointed to the board of trustees of the National Library of Scotland in 1961 and his papers are held by the Library. Woodburn was married to , a teacher who was elected to the Edinburgh Town Council. (en)
  • Arthur Woodburn, né le 25 octobre 1890 à Édimbourg et mort le 1er juin 1978 dans cette même ville, est un homme politique britannique, secrétaire d'État à l'Écosse de 1947 à 1950. (fr)
  • Arthur Woodburn (ur. 25 października 1890 w Edynburgu, zm. 1 czerwca 1978) – brytyjski polityk, członek Partii Pracy, minister w pierwszym rządzie Clementa Attleego. (pl)
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  • Arthur Woodburn (* 25. Oktober 1890 in Edinburgh; † 1. Juni 1978 ebendort) war ein schottischer Politiker (Scottish Labour Party/Labour Party). (de)
  • Arthur Woodburn, né le 25 octobre 1890 à Édimbourg et mort le 1er juin 1978 dans cette même ville, est un homme politique britannique, secrétaire d'État à l'Écosse de 1947 à 1950. (fr)
  • Arthur Woodburn (ur. 25 października 1890 w Edynburgu, zm. 1 czerwca 1978) – brytyjski polityk, członek Partii Pracy, minister w pierwszym rządzie Clementa Attleego. (pl)
  • Arthur Woodburn (25 October 1890 – 1 June 1978) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at Heriot-Watt College. Imprisoned as a conscientious objector during World War I, Woodburn worked in engineering and ironfounding administration, and was a lecturer and national secretary of the Scottish Labour College. He was Secretary of the Scottish Council of the Labour Party from 1932 to 1939, and President of the National Council of Labour Colleges from 1937 to 1965. He also served on the Edinburgh 'Hands off Russia' committee in the 1930s. (en)
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  • Arthur Woodburn (de)
  • Arthur Woodburn (en)
  • Arthur Woodburn (fr)
  • Arthur Woodburn (pl)
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