Stanley Baldwin

Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC, PC (Can), JP, FRS (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947) was a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times. He presided over the economic crisis of the 1930s and abdication of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom.

The Right Honourable The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley KG PC PC (Can) JP FRS
Stanley Baldwin in 1920
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 7 June 1935 – 28 May 1937
Monarch	George V Edward VIII George VI
Preceded by	Ramsay MacDonald
Succeeded by	Neville Chamberlain
In office 4 November 1924 – 4 June 1929
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Ramsay MacDonald
Succeeded by	Ramsay MacDonald
In office 22 May 1923 – 22 January 1924
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Bonar Law
Succeeded by	Ramsay MacDonald
Lord President of the Council
In office 24 August 1931 – 7 June 1935
Prime Minister	Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded by	The Lord Parmoor
Succeeded by	Ramsay MacDonald
Leader of the Opposition
In office 5 June 1929 – 24 August 1931
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Ramsay MacDonald
Succeeded by	Arthur Henderson
In office 22 January 1924 – 4 November 1924
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Ramsay MacDonald
Succeeded by	Ramsay MacDonald
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 22 May 1923 – 28 May 1937
Preceded by	Bonar Law
Succeeded by	Neville Chamberlain
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 27 October 1922 – 27 August 1923
Prime Minister	Bonar Law Himself
Preceded by	Sir Robert Horne
Succeeded by	Neville Chamberlain
President of the Board of Trade
In office 1 April 1921 – 19 October 1922
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	Sir Robert Horne
Succeeded by	Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office 18 June 1917 – 1 April 1921 Serving with Sir Hardman Lever (1917–1919)
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	Sir Hardman Lever
Succeeded by	Edward Hilton Young
Member of Parliament for Bewdley
In office 29 February 1908 – 30 June 1937
Preceded by	Alfred Baldwin
Succeeded by	Roger Conant
Personal details
Born	(1867-08-03)3 August 1867 Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
Died	14 December 1947(1947-12-14) (aged 80) Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England
Resting place	Worcester Cathedral
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Lucy Ridsdale ​ ​ (m. 1892; died 1945)​
Children	7, including Oliver and Arthur
Parents	Alfred Baldwin (father)
Education	Trinity College, Cambridge Mason College  (as issued by Univ. of London)
Occupation	Industrialist
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He also believed in being soft on Germany since many people in nearby countries were German and wanted to become part of it, the country stopped the Soviet Union from spreading its communism and most British people did not want another world war.