Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947) was a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times. He presided over the economic crisis of the 1930s and abdication of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom.
The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley | |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 7 June 1935 – 28 May 1937 | |
Monarch | |
Preceded by | Ramsay MacDonald |
Succeeded by | Neville Chamberlain |
In office 4 November 1924 – 4 June 1929 | |
Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | Ramsay MacDonald |
Succeeded by | Ramsay MacDonald |
In office 22 May 1923 – 22 January 1924 | |
Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | Bonar Law |
Succeeded by | Ramsay MacDonald |
Lord President of the Council | |
In office 24 August 1931 – 7 June 1935 | |
Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
Preceded by | The Lord Parmoor |
Succeeded by | Ramsay MacDonald |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 5 June 1929 – 24 August 1931 | |
Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | Ramsay MacDonald |
Succeeded by | Arthur Henderson |
In office 22 January 1924 – 4 November 1924 | |
Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | Ramsay MacDonald |
Succeeded by | Ramsay MacDonald |
Leader of the Conservative Party | |
In office 22 May 1923 – 28 May 1937 | |
Preceded by | Bonar Law |
Succeeded by | Neville Chamberlain |
Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 27 October 1922 – 27 August 1923 | |
Prime Minister | Bonar Law Himself |
Preceded by | Sir Robert Horne |
Succeeded by | Neville Chamberlain |
President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 1 April 1921 – 19 October 1922 | |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Sir Robert Horne |
Succeeded by | Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 18 June 1917 – 1 April 1921 Serving with Sir Hardman Lever (1917–1919) | |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Sir Hardman Lever |
Succeeded by | Edward Hilton Young |
Member of Parliament for Bewdley | |
In office 29 February 1908 – 30 June 1937 | |
Preceded by | Alfred Baldwin |
Succeeded by | Roger Conant |
Personal details | |
Born | Bewdley, Worcestershire, England | 3 August 1867
Died | 14 December 1947 Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England | (aged 80)
Resting place | Worcester Cathedral |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 7, including Oliver and Arthur |
Parents | Alfred Baldwin (father) |
Education |
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Occupation | Industrialist |
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He also believed in being soft on Germany since many people in nearby countries were German and wanted to become part of it, the country stopped the Soviet Union from spreading its communism and most British people did not want another world war.