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Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947) [1] was a British statesman and Conservative politician who dominated the government of the United Kingdom between the world wars.
Stanley Baldwin received numerous honours in recognition of his career in politics. These included: Hereditary Peerage Baldwin was elevated to the House of Lords on 8 June 1937, upon his standing down as Leader of the Conservative Party and from his seat in the House of Commons. He took the title of Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, with the subsidiary title of Viscount Corvedale, of Corvedale in the ...
The Conservative Government of the United Kingdom that began in 1922 and ended in 1924 consisted of two ministries: the Law ministry (from 1922 to 1923) and then the first Baldwin ministry (from 1923 onwards). The government was led by Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin, appointed respectively as Prime Minister by King George V.
The National Government of 1935–1937 was formed by Stanley Baldwin on his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V, following the resignation of Ramsay MacDonald in June 1935.
Stanley Baldwin in the late 1920s " The bomber will always get through " was a phrase used by Stanley Baldwin in a 1932 speech "A Fear for the Future" given to the British Parliament . His speech stated that contemporary bomber aircraft had the performance necessary to conduct a strategic bombing campaign that would destroy a country's cities ...
List of awards and honours received by Stanley Baldwin; M. Conservative government, 1922–1924; Second Baldwin ministry; National Government (1935–1937) P.
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. Earl Baldwin of Bewdley is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.It was created in 1937 for the Conservative politician Stanley Baldwin, who had served as MP for Bewdley from 1908 to 1937 and was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times (from 1923 to 1924, from 1924 to 1929 and from 1935 to 1937).
The 1924 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were awards announced on 8 February 1924 to mark the exit of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, who resigned his first term as prime minister in late January.