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Bevin, Ernest (1881-1951)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 Apr 26 p. 1, 3
Birth date: 1881 Mar 9
text of obituary:
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FORMER FOREIGN SECRETARY TAKEN IN DEATH
Ernest Bevin, Britains foreign secretary until last March 9, died April 14 in his home near London at the age of 70.
Born in poverty, Bevin understood the needs and problems of the working classes and took a vigorous interest in the rising labor unions, which he eventually helped to expand into a membership of more than one million. He was minister of labor in Churchill’s wartime coalition government from 1940 to 1945. As foreign minister he strongly opposed Communism.