Sidney Webb was an early member of the Fabian Society in 1884, joining, like George Bernard Shaw, three months after its inception.
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10 Facts About Sidney Webb
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Sidney Webb wrote the original, pro-nationalisation Clause IV for the British Labour Party.
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Sidney Webb studied law at the Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution for a degree of the University of London in his spare time, while holding an office job.
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Sidney Webb studied at King's College London, before being called to the Bar in 1885.
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In 1895, Sidney Webb helped to found the London School of Economics with a bequest left to the Fabian Society.
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Sidney Webb was appointed its Professor of Public Administration in 1912 and held the post for 15 years.
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Sidney Webb became Member of Parliament for Seaham at the 1922 general election.
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Sidney Webb served as Secretary of State for the Colonies and as Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs in Ramsay MacDonald's second Labour Government in 1929.
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Sidney Webb drafted Clause IV, which committed the Labour Party to public ownership of industry.
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