Person Open DS/UK/6423 Law; Richard Kidston (1901-1980); 1st Baron Coleraine PC; British politician Law Richard Kidston 1901-1980 British politician Male

Richard Kidston Law, 1st Baron Coleraine PC (27 February 1901 – 15 November 1980) was a British Conservative politician. He was the youngest son of former Conservative Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law and his wife Annie. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and St. John's College, Oxford. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hull South West in the 1931 general election and held that seat until 1945. In 1940 he was appointed Financial Secretary to the War Office and was then transferred to the job of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs until 1943. He was then Minister of State until 1945, when in Churchill's caretaker government he was Minister of Education. In November 1945 became the MP for Kensington South, which he held until February 1950. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 7/25/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 869669c8-5623-4ab1-8075-d4d9ef2096a1