Henry Pelling
Henry Mathison Pelling was a British historian best known for his works on the history of the British Labour Party, including:
He was also a pioneer of the serious study of twentieth-century electoral and party politics, and wrote such other works as:
Pelling was educated at Birkenhead School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he gained firsts in part I of the Classical tripos and part II of the Historical tripos. His collection of British left-wing political pamphlets is held at Senate House Library, while his papers are lodged with St John's College.
