| The Right Honourable Andrew Bonar Law |
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| In office 23 October 1922 – 22 May 1923 |
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| Monarch | George V |
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| Preceded by | David Lloyd George |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Baldwin |
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| In office 10 December 1916 – 10 January 1919 |
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| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Reginald McKenna |
| Succeeded by | Austen Chamberlain |
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| Born | 16 September 1858 Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | 30 October 1923 (aged 65) London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Annie Pitcairn Robley |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (night classes) |
| Profession | Banker |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) was a Canadian-born British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. The Right Honourable (abbreviated as The Rt Hon) is an Honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only Stanley Baldwin 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (3 August 1867 &ndash 14 December 1947 was a British Conservative politician statesman and major The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only Reginald McKenna ( 6 July 1863 &ndash 6 September 1943) was a Liberal British statesman Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain KG ( 16 October 1863 &ndash 17 March 1937) was a British Statesman, Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Rexton (2006 pop 862 is a Canadian village in Kent County, New Brunswick. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Annie Bonar Law, née Annie Pitcairn Robley (died 1909 was the wife of British Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Glasgow (Oilthigh Ghlaschu was founded in 1451 in Glasgow, Scotland and along with its contemporary institutions the University of St Andrews A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money The Church of Scotland (Eaglais na h-Alba known informally by its Scots language name The Kirk, is the National church of Scotland. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Currently he is the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the United Kingdom.
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Early life
Of Ulster Scots and Scottish descent, Andrew Bonar Law was born in Rexton, a small village in eastern New Brunswick, Canada. Ulster Scots, also known as Ullans, Hiberno-Scots, or Scots-Irish, refers to the variety of Scots (sometimes referred to as Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Rexton (2006 pop 862 is a Canadian village in Kent County, New Brunswick. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He was the son of the Reverend James Law of Portrush, County Antrim and Elizabeth Kidston, descended from early merchant settlers of Canada. The Reverend is a style used as a Prefix to the names of many Christian Clergy and ministers It is correctly called a style rather Portrush ( is a Seaside resort Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the County Londonderry border County Antrim ( Contae Aontroma or simply Aontroim in Irish) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties
In 1860, Law's mother died in childbirth. He worked as a boy on his father's smallholding and for some years after his mother’s death he was in the care of his maternal aunt, Janet Kidston, who lived in her brother-in-law's household until his remarriage, when she decided to return to her native Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. She suggested that it might be to her nephew's advantage if she were to take him back to Scotland with her, where he would receive a good education, as the Kidstons were a much wealthier and better connected family than the Laws.
At the age of 12, Law left to live with his late mother's three male cousins, who were rich merchant bankers in Glasgow. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom As they were all either unmarried or childless, they saw him as a substitute son and heir. He was educated at Gilbertfield School in Hamilton (1870-1873), and then at Glasgow High School (1873-1875). Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west- Central Lowlands of Scotland. The High School of Glasgow is a private School in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Kidstons did not wish him to continue to university, and so at the age of 16 he was employed in the offices of their bank. He did later attend night classes at the University of Glasgow, which gave him an interest in politics and debating. The University of Glasgow (Oilthigh Ghlaschu was founded in 1451 in Glasgow, Scotland and along with its contemporary institutions the University of St Andrews At some time during his life time he lived in the presbyterian Manse on Abbey Street in Coleraine, County Londonderry, belonging to 1st Coleraine Presbyterian Church. This article is about the house type "Manse" is also a nickname for the city of Tampere, named after Manchester. Coleraine ( is a large Town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland near to the mouth of the River Bann. The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (or PCI (Eaglais Phreispitéireach in Éirinn, operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern
He read voraciously, but had a particular fondness for Dickens, Carlyle, Disraeli and Gibbon. Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881 was a Scottish essayist satirist and historian whose work was highly influential during the Victorian era. Benjamin Disraeli 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (born Benjamin D'Israeli; 21 December 1804 &ndash 19 April 1881 was Edward Gibbon ( April 27, 1737 January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. He also became a very able chess player. Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players.
Bonar Law's business career went from strength to strength, and well before he was thirty, he had acquired the reputation of a shrewd man of business, who drove others hard but himself far harder. In 1885, he purchased a partnership in William Jacks & Co. , a Glasgow firm concerned in the financing of the iron trade. In 1890, at the age of thirty-two, Bonar Law, already a settled and successful man, became engaged to Annie Robley, whom he married in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire on 24 March 1891. Annie Bonar Law, née Annie Pitcairn Robley (died 1909 was the wife of British Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law. Helensburgh ( Baile Eilidh in Gaelic) is a Burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Name Dumbarton was formerly the county town and the county was originally also spelled Dumbartonshire. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
The marriage was to prove very happy and they had seven children, although the first was stillborn. Law’s interest in politics had grown stronger as the 1890s went by, and after he inherited a very large sum on the death of one of the Kidstons, he was able to consider running for Parliament. One of Law's children, Isabel H. Law, married Major General Sir Frederick Sykes, the military commander, politician and statesman. Air Vice Marshal Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes GCSI, GCIE, GBE, KCB, CMG, PC ( 23 July 1877 Two of his sons were killed in World War I - Charles Law with the King's Own Scottish Borderers at the Battle of Gaza on 1917 and James Law with the Royal Flying Corps, shot down over the Western Front also in 1917. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The King's Own Scottish Borderers was an Infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. His youngest son was Richard Law, 1st Baron Coleraine. Richard Kidston Law 1st Baron Coleraine PC ( 27 February, 1901 – 15 November, 1980) was a British Conservative
Parliament
He was elected to Parliament for Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown as a Conservative in 1900. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown, representing parts of Glasgow, Scotland, was a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the He associated himself with the Protectionist wing of the party led by Joseph Chamberlain, and after Chamberlain withdrew from politics in 1906, Law came to lead that wing of the party along with Chamberlain's son, Austen. Joseph Chamberlain ( 8 July 1836 &ndash 2 July 1914) was an influential British businessman politician and statesman Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain KG ( 16 October 1863 &ndash 17 March 1937) was a British Statesman, He had a reputation for honesty and fearlessness, and was well regarded as an effective speaker. These qualities helped him to be appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade in 1902. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade in the United Kingdom was a Member of Parliament assigned to assist the Board of Trade and its President
He lost his seat to future Labour leader George Nicoll Barnes in the anti-Conservative landslide 1906 General Election, but he returned to represent Dulwich at a by-election later that year. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the George Nicoll Barnes CH PC ( January 2, 1859 &ndash April 21, 1940) was a Scottish Politician and a The United Kingdom general election of 1906 was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906 Dulwich is a former Borough constituency in the Dulwich area of South London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons The Dulwich by-election 1906 was a By-election held on 15 May 1906 for the British House of Commons constituency of Dulwich Though hit hard by the death of his wife, he continued his political career; after leaving the House of Commons at the December 1910 election, he returned as MP for Bootle at a by-election in 1911. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The United Kingdom general election of December 1910 was held from 3 to 19 December Bootle is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Bootle by-election 1911 was a By-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Bootle in Merseyside
Conservative Leader
Arthur Balfour resigned the leadership of the Conservative Party (known at that time, following the formal merger with the Liberal Unionists, and until Irish Independence in the early 1920s, as "the Unionist Party") in 1911 amid widespread dissatisfaction with his actions over the Parliament Act, which had eliminated the veto of the House of Lords. The Parliament Acts are two Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in 1911 and 1949 that form part of the Constitution of the United A veto, Latin for "I forbid" is used to Denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a certain piece of Legislation. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" Following a deadlock between Austen Chamberlain and Walter Long, the two candidates agreed to stand down in favour of Bonar Law, who became Leader as a compromise candidate. Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain KG ( 16 October 1863 &ndash 17 March 1937) was a British Statesman, Walter Hume Long 1st Viscount Long ( 13 July 1854 - 26 September 1924) the son of Richard Penruddocke Long, was a British Law's closest associate was his fellow Canadian (and New Brunswicker), newspaper mogul William Maxwell Aitken (later Lord Beaverbrook). William Maxwell "Max" Aitken 1st Baron Beaverbrook Bt William Maxwell "Max" Aitken 1st Baron Beaverbrook Bt In the years prior to the outbreak of the First World War, Law focused most of his attention on the tariff issue and on Irish Home Rule. Home rule refers to a demand that constituent parts of a state be given greater self-government within the greater administrative purview of the central government Now that the House of Lords had lost its power to veto legislation, the latter had become inevitable, but along with much of his party Bonar Law furiously opposed the Liberals' plans to coerce the Ulster Protestants into a Home Rule Ireland; at a time when the latter were moving towards armed resistance, Bonar Law said that "there were no lengths" to which Ulster could go and not receive his support.
The Great War
He entered the coalition government as Colonial Secretary in 1915, his first senior Cabinet post, and, following the resignation of Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Herbert Asquith, was invited by King George V to form a government, but he deferred to Lloyd George, Secretary of State for War and former Minister of Munitions, who he believed was better placed to lead a coalition ministry. Asquith's British government of 1915 was formed in the aftermath of the Gallipoli disaster by bringing in the Conservatives to shore up the government Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC ( 12 September 1852 &ndash 15 February 1928) served David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only He served in Lloyd George's War Cabinet, first as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons His promotion reflected the great mutual trust between both leaders and made for a well co-ordinated political partnership; their coalition was re-elected by a landslide following the Armistice. Law's two eldest sons were both killed whilst fighting in the war. In the 1918 General Election, Law returned to Glasgow and was elected as member for Glasgow Central. Glasgow Central is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster)
Post War and Prime Minister
At war's end, he gave up the Exchequer for the less demanding sinecure office of Lord Privy Seal, but remained Leader of the Commons. A sinecure (from Latin sine, without and cura, care means an office which requires or involves little or no responsibility labour or active service The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the In 1921, ill health forced his resignation as Conservative leader and Leader of the Commons in favour of Austen Chamberlain. Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain KG ( 16 October 1863 &ndash 17 March 1937) was a British Statesman, His departure weakened the hardliners in the cabinet who were opposed to negotiating with the IRA, and the Anglo-Irish War ended in the summer. The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who The Irish War of Independence (or Tan War, or Anglo-Irish War, Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse) from January 1919 to July 1921 was a guerrilla
By 1921-2 the coalition had become embroiled in an air of moral and financial (eg. the sale of honours) corruption. Besides the recent Irish Treaty and Edwin Montagu's moves towards greater self-government for India, both of which dismayed rank-and-file Conservative opinion, the government's willingness to intervene against the Bolshevik regime in Russia also seemed out of step with the new and more pacific mood. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A sharp slump in 1921 and a wave of strikes in the coal and railway industries also added to the government's unpopularity, as did the apparent failure of the Genoa Conference, which ended in an apparent rapprochement between Germany and Soviet Russia. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In other words, it was no longer the case that Lloyd George was an electoral asset to the Conservative Party.
Lloyd George, Birkenhead and Winston Churchill (still distrusted by many Conservatives) wished to use armed force against Turkey (the Chanak Crisis), but had to back down when offered support only by New Zealand, but not Canada, Australia or South Africa; an anonymous letter appeared in "The Times" supporting the government but stating that Britain could not "act as the policeman for the world", and it was an open secret that the author, "A Colonial", was in fact Bonar Law. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Chanak Crisis (or Affair) in September 1922 was the threatened attack on British and French troops stationed near Çanakkale (Chanak to New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa At a famous meeting at the Carlton Club Conservative backbenchers, led by the President of the Board of Trade Stanley Baldwin and influenced by the recent Newport by-election which was won by a Conservative standing against the Coalition, voted to end the Lloyd George Coalition and fight the next election as an independent party. Stanley Baldwin 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (3 August 1867 &ndash 14 December 1947 was a British Conservative politician statesman and major The Newport by-election 1922 was By-election held in the parliamentary constituency of Newport on 18 October 1922. Austen Chamberlain resigned as Party Leader, Lloyd George resigned as Prime Minister and Bonar Law returned on 23 October 1922 in both jobs. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Many leading Conservatives (eg. Birkenhead, Arthur Balfour, Austen Chamberlain, Robert Horne) were not members of the new Cabinet, which was contemptuously referred to as "the Second Eleven". Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC (25 July 1848 - 19 March 1930 was a British Conservative politician and Although the Coalition Conservatives numbered no more than thirty, they hoped to dominate any future Coalition government in the same way that the similarly-sized Peelite group had dominated the Coalition Government of 1852-5 - an analogy much used at the time.
Parliament was immediately dissolved, and a General Election ensued. Besides the two Conservative factions, Labour were fighting as a major national party for the first time and indeed became the main Opposition after the election; the Liberals were still split into Asquith and Lloyd George factions, with many Lloyd George Liberals still unopposed by Conservative candidates (including Churchill, who was defeated at Dundee nonetheless). Despite the confused political arena the Conservatives were re-elected with a comfortable majority.
Questions were raised about whether the elderly Conservative Party Treasurer, Lord Farquar, had passed on to Lloyd George (who during his premiership had amassed a large fund, largely from the sale of honours) any money intended for the Conservative Party. The Coalition Conservatives also hoped to obtain Conservative Party money from Farquar. Bonar Law found Farquar too "gaga" to properly explain what had happened, and dismissed him.
One of the questions which taxed Bonar Law's brief government was that of inter-Allied war debts. Britain owed money to the USA, and in turn was owed four times as much money by France, Italy and the other Allied powers, although under the Lloyd George government Balfour had promised that Britain would collect no more money from other Allies than she was required to repay the USA; the debt was hard to repay as trade (exports were needed to earn foreign currency) had not returned to prewar levels. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest On a trip to the USA Stanley Baldwin, the inexperienced Chancellor of the Exchequer, agreed to repay £40 million per annum to the USA rather than the £25 million which the British government had thought feasible, and on his return announced the deal to the press when his ship docked at Southampton, before the Cabinet had had a chance to consider it. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England Bonar Law contemplated resignation, and after being talked out of it by senior ministers, once again vented his feelings in an anonymous letter to "The Times".
Resigns due to ill health, dies later that year
Bonar Law was soon diagnosed with terminal throat cancer and, no longer physically able to speak in Parliament, resigned on 22 May 1923. Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the Esophagus. There are various subtypes Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George V sent for Baldwin, whom Bonar Law is rumoured to have favoured over Lord Curzon. However Law did not offer any advice to the King. [1] Bonar Law died later that same year in London at the age of 65. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
Bonar Law's estate was probated at £35,736.
Bonar Law was the shortest serving PM of the twentieth century. He is often referred to as "the unknown Prime Minister", not least because of a biography of that title by Robert Blake; the name comes from a remark by Asquith at Bonar Law's funeral, that they were burying the Unknown Prime Minister next to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Robert Norman William Blake Baron Blake ( December 23 1916 - September 20 2003) was an English Historian.
He is also the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the British Isles.
A tiny hamlet (unincorporated village) named Bonarlaw is named after the British Prime Minister. It was formerly known as "Big Springs" and then "Bellview" and is located in the municipality of Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario, Canada. Stirling-Rawdon is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Hastings County.
Bonar Law's Government, October 1922 - May 1923
For a full list of Ministerial office holders, see Conservative Government 1922-1924
- Andrew Bonar Law - Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Commons
- Lord Cave - Lord Chancellor
- Lord Salisbury - Lord President of the Council and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Stanley Baldwin - Chancellor of the Exchequer
- William Clive Bridgeman - Secretary of State for the Home Department
- Lord Curzon of Kedleston - Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the House of Lords
- The Duke of Devonshire - Secretary of State for the Colonies
- Lord Derby - Secretary of State for War
- Lord Peel - Secretary of State for India
- Lord Novar - Secretary for Scotland
- Leo Amery - First Lord of the Admiralty
- Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame - President of the Board of Trade
- Sir Robert Sanders - Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
- Edward Frederick Lindley Wood - President of the Board of Education
- Sir Montague Barlow - Minister of Labour
- Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen - Minister of Health
Changes
- April 1923 - Griffith-Boscawen resigns as Minister of Health after losing his seat and is succeeded by Neville Chamberlain. Members of the Cabinet are shown in bold face The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons George Cave 1st Viscount Cave, GCMG, KC, PC ( February 23, 1856 &ndash March 29, 1928) was a British The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, CB, PC ( October 23 1861 – April 4 The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is in modern times a Sinecure office in the Government of the United Kingdom. Stanley Baldwin 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (3 August 1867 &ndash 14 December 1947 was a British Conservative politician statesman and major The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial William Clive Bridgeman 1st Viscount Bridgeman, PC, JP, DL, ( 31 December 1864 &ndash 14 August 1935) was a The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC ( 11 January 1859 &ndash 20 March The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position most often Lord President Victor Christian William Cavendish 9th Duke of Devonshire, KG, GCMG, GCVO ( London May 31, 1868 – May The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British Colonies. Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby KG, GCB, GCVO, TD, PC (23 St The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a British Cabinet -level position first applied to Henry Dundas William Robert Wellesley Peel 1st Earl Peel GCSI GBE TD PC (1867&ndash1937 was a British politician who served as Liberal Unionist The office of Secretary of State for India or India Secretary was created in 1858 when Company rule in India ended and India was brought under direct British rule Ronald Craufurd Munro-Ferguson 1st Viscount Novar, KT GCMG PC ( 6 March 1860 &ndash 30 March 1934) sixth The Secretary for Scotland was chief minister in charge of the Scottish Office in the United Kingdom government. Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery CH, PC ( 22 November 1873 – 16 September 1955) usually known as Leo The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty were the members of the Board of Admiralty, which exercised command over the Royal Navy. Philip Cunliffe-Lister 1st Earl of Swinton, GBE, CH, MC, PC (1884 &ndash 1972 known as Philip Lloyd-Greame until 1924 and as The Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry before the June 28, 2007 Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Arthur Sanders 1st Baron Bayford PC JP ( 20 June 1867 &ndash 24 February 1940) was an English The Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food was a UK cabinet position responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC ( 16 April 1881 &ndash The Secretary of State for Education and Skills was the chief minister of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom government Sir (Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow 1st Baronet KBE ( 28 February 1868 &ndash 31 May 1951) was an English Barrister The Secretary of State for Employment was a position in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Sackville Trevor Griffith-Boscawen PC ( 18 October 1865 &ndash 1 June 1946) was a British Secretary of State for Health is a UK cabinet position responsible for the Department of Health. Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 &ndash 9 November 1940 was a British Conservative Politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
References
- ^ Alan Clark, The Tories: Conservatives and the Nation State 1922-1997 (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998) page 25 ISBN 0-75380-765-3
Bibliography
- Adams, R. Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark (13 April 1928 &ndash 5 September 1999 was a British Conservative Politician, Historian and Diarist Weidenfeld & Nicolson is a British publisher of fiction and reference books Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) J. Q. Bonar Law, London: John Murray, 1999. ISBN 0-7195-5422-5
- Blake, Robert The Unknown Prime Minister: The Life and Times of Andrew Bonar Law, 1858-1923, London: 1955.
- Smith, Jeremy "Bluff, Bluster and Brinkmanship: Andrew Bonar Law and the Third Home Rule Bill" pages 161-178 from Historical Journal, Volume 36, Issue #1, 1993.
- Deane, Ciarán The Guinness Book of Irish Facts & Feats. Guinness Publishing 1994 ISBN 0-85112-793-2
Popular Culture
Bonar Law plays a supporting, if off-screen role in Upstairs, Downstairs. Upstairs Downstairs is a BAFTA and Emmy award-winning British Drama set in a large Townhouse in Edwardian He is even said to have recommended family patriarch, Richard Bellamy, to be offered a seat in the peerage.
External links
- More about Andrew Bonar Law on the Downing Street website.
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Law, Andrew Bonar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16 September 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | 30 October 1923 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | London, England |
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