Stanley Baldwin

Tags: Prime Minister.

Stanley Baldwin 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley KG PC FRS (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947) was a British Conservative politician who dominated the government in his country between the two world wars. Three times Prime Minister he is the only one to serve under three monarchs (George V Edward VIII and George VI).Baldwin first entered the House of Commons in 1908 as the Member of Parliament for Bewdley and held government office in the coalition ministry of David Lloyd George.

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active years end date

1922-10-19, 1923-08-27, 1924-01-16, 1924-11-04, 1929-06-05, 1931-08-24, 1935-06-07, 1937-05-28

active years start date

1921-04-01, 1922-10-27, 1923-05-23, 1924-01-22, 1924-11-04, 1929-06-05, 1931-08-24, 1935-06-07

alma mater

Mason Science College, Trinity College Cambridge

birth date

1867-08-03

birth place

Worcestershire, Bewdley

child

Oliver Baldwin 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, Arthur Baldwin 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

death date

1947-12-14

death place

Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire

monarch

George V, George VI, Edward VIII

order in office

Leader of the Opposition, President of the Board of Trade, Lord President of the Council, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Chancellor of the Exchequer

party

Conservative Party (UK)

prime minister

David Lloyd George, Ramsay MacDonald, Bonar Law

profession

Business magnate

region

Bewdley (UK Parliament constituency)

religion

Church of England

spouse

Lucy Baldwin Countess Baldwin of Bewdley

successor

Neville Chamberlain, Arthur Henderson, Ramsay MacDonald, Sir Roger Conant 1st Baronet, Philip Cunliffe-Lister 1st Earl of Swinton