| Code | DS/UK/1415 |
| Name | Baldwin; Stanley (1867-1947); 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley; British Conservative politician |
| Dates | 3 August 1867-14 December 1947 |
| Gender | Male (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Bewdley, England (born) |
| Relationships | Son of Alfred Baldwin and Louisa MacDonald (first cousin of Rudyard Kipling)
Spouse of Lucy Ridsdale (activist)
Father of Diana Lucy, Leonora Stanley, Pamela Margaret, Major Oliver Ridsdale, Esther Louisa 'Betty' (injured during bombing raid in 1941 which saw death of Ken 'Shakehips' Johnson. She required facial reconstructive surgery from surgeon Achibald MacIndoe), and Arthur Windham |
| Biography | Stanley Baldwin was a British Conservative Party politician who dominated the government of the United Kingdom between the world wars, serving as prime minister on three occasions, from May 1923 to January 1924, from November 1924 to June 1929, and from June 1935 to May 1937.
He entered the House of Commons in 1908 as the member for Bewdley, succeeding his father Alfred. He served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury (19171921) and President of the Board of Trade (19211922) in the coalition ministry of David Lloyd George and then rose rapidly: in 1922, Baldwin was one of the prime movers in the withdrawal of support from Lloyd George; he became Chancellor of the Exchequer in Bonar Law's Conservative ministry. In 1923, Baldwin became prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party.
After winning the 1924 general election, Baldwin formed his second government, which saw important tenures of office by Sir Austen Chamberlain (Foreign Secretary), Winston Churchill (at the Exchequer) and Neville Chamberlain (Health). His government saw the General Strike in 1926 and introduced the Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 to curb the powers of trade unions. |