John Elliott Burns (1858-1943), Labour leader and politician
Sitter in 25 portraits
Labour leader and politician; left school at ten and became an active trades unionist as an apprentice engineer; joined Social Democratic Foundation in 1885. Elected MP in 1892 but refused to join the Independent Labour Party and moved towards the liberals; became member of cabinet as President of the Local Government Board 1905-14, and of the Board of Trade, 1914; resigned in opposition to the war and took no further part in public life.
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1888-1889
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by John Collier
oil on canvas, 1889
On display in Room 22 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Sir Henry Maximilian ('Max') Beerbohm
ink and wash
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by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, 1908
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John Elliott Burns with a colleague
by Dusa
albumen print, 1888-1889
NPG x4920
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
bromide print, mid 1890s
NPG x4922
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 12 July 1897
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by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 1901
NPG x7949
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1901
NPG x8922
John Elliott Burns; David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1902
NPG x135489
Samuel George Hobson; John Elliott Burns; Clarence Seward Darrow
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1903
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Clarence Seward Darrow; John Elliott Burns; Samuel George Hobson
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1903
NPG x135314
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 1905
NPG x8923
John Elliott Burns with American visitors to the House of Commons
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, June 1908
NPG x135550
John Elliott Burns with American visitors to the House of Commons
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, June 1908
NPG x135551
by Reginald Haines
bromide print, circa 1913
NPG x4926
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
bromide print, early 1920s
NPG x4925
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype, circa 1920
NPG x4924
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