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| 1866 | Birth |  |
| Lossiemouth Birth of James Ramsey MacDonald |
| 1894 | Birth | |
| 1894 | ILP MacDonald | |
| Appointed Member of the Independent Labour Party |
| 1900 | First Secretary | |
| London Appointed First Secretary of the Labour Party, 1st term |
| 1900 | LRC | |
| 27th Feb London The Labour Represention Committee is founded at a Conference in London |
| 1900 | Siege of Peking | |
| Peking Reports on the Boxer attack on the residence of the British Minister in Peking |
| 1901 | London County Council | |
| Appointed Member of the London County Council |
| 1905 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "Socialism and Society" |
| 1906 | Election | |
| Elected Member of Parliament for Leicester |
| 1906 | First Secretary | |
| London Appointed First Secretary of the Labour Party, 2nd term |
| 1906 | Party Leader | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party, 1st term |
| 1907 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "Labour and the Empire" |
| 1909 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "Socialism & Government" |
| 1911 | Party Leader | |
| 6th Feb London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party, 2nd term |
| 1912 | Party Treasurer | |
| London Appointed Treasurer |
| 1913 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "Labour and the Empire" |
| Publication of, "The Awakening of India" |
| Publication of, "The Social Unrest" |
| 1914 | Dismissal | |
| Loses the leadership due to his opposition to World War 1 |
| 1914 | Resignation | |
| London Resigns the Party leadership because of British involvement in World War I |
| 1919 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "Parliament and Revolution" |
| Publication of, "The Government of India" |
| 1921 | Election | |
| Woolwich Loses the Woolwich election because of his anti-war record |
| 1922 | Election | |
| Aberavon Elected Member of Parliament for Aberavon |
| Oct Labour come 2nd with 138 seats |
| 1922 | Party Leader | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party, 2nd term |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party |
| 1923 | Election | |
| The Labour Party win 30.7% of votes cast & 191 MPs |
| 1924 | Conference of London | |
| July London Hosts a Conference to discuss the implementation of the Dawes Plan |
| 1924 | Dawes Plan | |
| July Hosts a Conference to discuss the implementation of the Dawes Plan |
| Aug The French agree to the Dawes Plan |
| 1924 | Diplomacy | |
| London Britain recognozes the Soviet government & makes plans for a loan |
| July London Persuades Germany to sign for fresh agreements on peace & reparaions |
| 1924 | Election | |
| The Labour Party wins 33.3% of votes cast & 151 MPs |
| London The Zinoviev letter published by the Daily Mail loses the Labour Party the election |
| 1924 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| 22nd Jan London Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1924 | Plan Dawes | |
| July London Hosts a Conference to discuss the implementation of the Dawes Plan |
| 1924 | Prime Minister | |
| 22nd Jan Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| 1924 | Reform | |
| London A Cabinet Committee proposes a national grid |
| 1924 | Resignation | |
| London Liberals & Conservatives vote against the government on a "Workers Weekly" article |
| 1924 | Secretary Labour Party | |
| Jan Appointed Secretary of the Labour Party |
| 1924 | Zinoviev Letter | |
| London After election week the Zinoviev letter is shown to be a forgery |
| London An alleged letter from Zinoviev calls for Labour Party communists to revolt |
| London The Zinoviev letter published by the Daily Mail loses the Labour Party the election |
| 1929 | Armament | |
| The USA & Great Britain sign an agreement for complete parity in all naval vessels |
| 1929 | Diplomacy | |
| The USA & Great Britain sign an agreement for complete parity in all naval vessels |
| 3rd Oct Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations |
| 1929 | Election | |
| 30th June Labour wins 37.1% of votes cast & 287 MPs |
| 1929 | Government | |
| 5th June MacDonald forms the new Labour government |
| 1929 | Prime Minister | |
| 5th June Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| 1929 | Rebellion | |
| 31st Aug Palestine British troops restore order in Palestine |
| 1930 | Conference of Imperial | |
| 2nd Oct London Opening day of the Imperial Conference |
| 14th Nov London Concluding day, agrees on the nature of Dominion status |
| 1930 | Conference of London | |
| Jan London The resolutions of the Washington conference of 1922 are reinforced |
| Jan London The tonnage ratio for US, British & Japanese cruiser fleets will be 10:10:7 |
| 21st Jan London Opens the London conference on naval disarmament |
| 1st Oct London The Irish demand independence |
| 1930 | Conference of Round Table | |
| 12th Nov London A conference on India opens in London |
| 1930 | Economy | |
| 7th Aug Unemployment reaches 2,000,000 |
| 1930 | Independence | |
| 20th Oct Recommends an end to Jewish immigration into Palestine in the Passfield White Paper |
| 1930 | Passfield White Paper | |
| 20th Oct Recommends an end to Jewish immigration into Palestine in the Passfield White Paper |
| 1931 | Economy | |
| 31st July The May Report announces a budget deficit of œ120 million |
| 22nd Aug The Cabinet splits over the need for economy cuts |
| 24th Aug Resigns to head a National Coalition Government & seek general financial confidence |
| 21st Sep The Bank of England drops the gold standard |
| 1931 | Election | |
| Calls an election to ask for a "doctor's mandate" for the National Government |
| The election takes place during a run on the pound & divisions over expenditure cuts |
| 27th Oct 554 seats for the national government, 470 Tories & 52 Labour |
| 27th Oct A victory for the National Government |
| 27th Oct Conservative 470, Labour 52, Liberals 33 & others 5 seats |
| 1931 | Gold Standard | |
| 21st Sep The Bank of England drops the gold standard |
| 1931 | Government | |
| MacDonald continues in office by leaving the Labour Party |
| 24th Aug George V asks MacDonald to form a National government |
| 1931 | Independence | |
| 11th Dec London The Statute of Westminster provides for a course of independence for the Dominions |
| 1931 | Prime Minister | |
| 26th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain 3rd term |
| 9th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| 1931 | Report May | |
| 31st July The May Report announces a budget deficit of œ120 million |
| 1931 | Resignation | |
| London The Cabinet is split over MacDonald's cuts in employment benefit |
| 24th Aug London Resigns in order to head a National Coalition Government to seek financial confidence |
| 1932 | Lytton Report | |
| 4th Sep The Lytton Report on the conflict between China and Japan accuses Japan of being the aggressor |
| 1932 | Resignation | |
| Samuel's Liberals resign from the national government over imperial preference |
| 1933 | Pact | |
| 15th July A pact between France, Germany, Great Britain and Italy is signed |
| 1935 | Health | |
| 7th June London Resigns due to ill health |
| 1935 | Lord President | |
| Appointed Lord President of the Council |
| 1935 | Retirement | |
| 7th June London Resigns due to ill health |
| 1937 | Death | |
| 9th Nov Death of James Ramsey MacDonald, aboard "Reina del Pacifico" crossing the Atlantic |
| 1973 | Election | |
| 8th Nov Govan Wins the Govan Glasgow by-election for the Scottish National Party |
