Bonar Law

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Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) commonly called Bonar (rhymes with honour) Law was a British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. Born in the colony of New Brunswick (now in Canada) he is the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the British Isles. He was also the shortest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th century spending 211 days in office.

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active years end date

1915-05-25, 1916-12-10, 1919-01-10, 1921-04-01, 1923-05-22, 1923-10-30

active years start date

1911-11-13, 1915-05-25, 1916-12-10, 1919-01-10, 1922-10-23

alma mater

University of Glasgow

birth date

1858-09-16

birth place

New Brunswick, Rexton New Brunswick, Canada

death date

1923-10-30

death place

England, London, Kensington, United Kingdom

monarch

George V

nationality

United Kingdom

office

Leader of the Opposition, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Lord Privy Seal, Chancellor of the Exchequer

party

Conservative Party (UK)

prime minister

David Lloyd George, H. H. Asquith

profession

Bank

region

Bootle (UK Parliament constituency), Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency), Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown (UK Parliament constituency), Dulwich (UK Parliament constituency)

religion

Church of Scotland

spouse

Bonar Law

successor

George Nicoll Barnes, Stanley Baldwin, Edward Carson Baron Carson, Austen Chamberlain, Thomas Royden 1st Baron Royden, William Alexander (Glasgow MP), Walter Long 1st Viscount Long, Sir Frederick Hall 1st Baronet