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Baldwin, Stanley (1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley)
Died: 1947 AD, at 80 years of age.
Nationality: English
Categories: Politicial Adviser, Politician, Prime Ministers
British statesman, Prime Minister
1867 - Born on the 3rd of August in Lower Park House, Lower Park, Bewdley in Worcestershire.
1906 - Contested Kidderminster but lost amidst the Conservative landslide defeat.
1908 - Succeeded his deceased father, Alfred Baldwin, as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bewdley.
1917 - Appointed to the junior ministerial post of Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
1921 - Promoted to the Cabinet as President of the Board of Trade.
1922-1923 - He becomes the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
1923-1929 - Served as UK Leader of the House of Commons.
1923-1929 - He becomes the UK Prime Minister.
1931 - Baldwin and the Conservatives had entered into a coalition with Labour PM Ramsay MacDonald.
1932 - Started a rearmament programmed and reorganized and expanded the RAF.
1935-1937 - Once again he becomes the UK Prime Minister.
1947 - He died on 14th of December at Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England.
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