Ben Smith (Labour politician)

For other people named Ben Smith, see Ben Smith (disambiguation).

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Sir Benjamin Smith (29 January 1879 – 5 May 1964) was a Labour Party politician in England. A driver of one of London's first taxicabs, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Rotherhithe from 1923 until 1931 and from 1935 until 1946. He served as Minister of Food in the 1945 Labour government until his resignation in May 1946 to become Chairman of West Midlands Coal Board.

External links

• TIME.com: The New Cabinet -- Aug. 13, 1945
• TIME.com: Sir Ben's Battle -- Feb. 18, 1946
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ben Smith

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Rolleston Lort-Williams	Member of Parliament for Rotherhithe 1923 – 1931	Succeeded by Norah Cecil Runge
Preceded by Norah Cecil Runge	Member of Parliament for Rotherhithe 1935 – 1946	Succeeded by Robert Joseph Mellish
Trade union offices
Preceded by Charlie Cramp and Alonzo Swales	Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1925 With: A. A. Purcell	Succeeded by John Bromley and George Hicks
Political offices
Preceded by George Hennessy	Treasurer of the Household 1929–1931	Succeeded by George Hennessy
Preceded by John Llewellin	Minister of Food 1945 – 1946	Succeeded by John Strachey