Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell
(1906-1963), Politician; leader of the Labour partySitter in 29 portraits
Politician. Gaitskell became a socialist during the General Strike, and was elected as a Labour MP for Leeds South in 1945. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1950-1) and took over the leadership of the Party on Attlee's retirement in December 1955. Gaitskell was a powerful Opposition Leader, who shaped party policy. The legacy of his work was Labour 's return to power in 1964.
by Philippe Halsman
bromide print, 1955
NPG P399
by Leslie Cubitt Bevis
bronze head, 1963
NPG 4530
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1946
NPG x89318
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 1947
NPG x84285
by Philippe Halsman
bromide print, 1955
NPG x76777
by Philippe Halsman
bromide print, 1955
NPG x76778
Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell; Aneurin Bevan
by Jane Bown
bromide print, 1957
NPG x28619
Group including Aneurin Bevan, Hugh Gaitskell and Denis Healey, Baron Healey
by Central Press
bromide press print, 29 August 1959
NPG x184223
Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell with his family
by Associated Press
vintage print, September 1959
NPG x137687
by COI Official Photograph
bromide print, October 1961
NPG x16312
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, 26 September 1946
NPG x188274
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, 26 September 1946
NPG x188275
Related People
- (Anna) Dora Gaitskell (née Creditor), Baroness Gaitskell (wife)
- Sir Arthur Gaitskell (brother)
- Cressida Gaitskell (daughter)
- Julia Gaitskell (daughter)
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