Stanley Baldwin Biography

Stanley Baldwin, Statesman

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Occup.	Statesman
From	United Kingdom
Born	August 3, 1867 Worcestershire, England
Died	December 14, 1947 Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England
Cause	Pancreatic cancer
Aged	80 years

Stanley Baldwin was born on August 3, 1867, in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England. He was the eldest of 11 youngsters born to Alfred Baldwin and Louisa MacDonald.

Baldwin's father was an effective ironmaster who owned a firm in the West Midlands. Baldwin was enlightened at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he researched background.

In 1888, Baldwin left Cambridge without obtaining a degree and also joined his papa's company. He became an effective business person and also took control of the company after his daddy's fatality in 1908.

Baldwin's political career started in 1908 when he was chosen as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Bewdley. He served as a junior priest in the Conservative government of Arthur Balfour from 1917 to 1921.

In 1922, Baldwin was elected as the leader of the Conservative Party and also became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1923. He served as Prime Minister three times, from 1923 to 1924, from 1924 to 1929, as well as from 1935 to 1937.

Baldwin's tenure as Prime Minister was noted by his initiatives to attend to the financial and social issues dealing with Britain in the results of the First World War. He presented a collection of actions targeted at decreasing unemployment and improving the standard of living for regular working individuals.

Baldwin also played a vital role in the global diplomacy of the interwar years. He was a supporter of the policy of "appeasement" towards Nazi Germany as well as looked for to prevent a new problem with Germany at all expenses.

In 1937, Baldwin surrendered as Prime Minister as well as was succeeded by Neville Chamberlain. He continued to be a prominent figure in the Conservative Party as well as your home of Lords till his fatality on December 14, 1947.

Baldwin was widely valued for his honesty and also dedication to civil service. He was also a dedicated married man as well as taken pleasure in hanging out with his spouse Lucy as well as their six kids.

Our collection contains 12 quotes who is written / told by Stanley, under the main topics: War - Trust.

Related authors: Arthur Balfour (Statesman), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Neville Chamberlain (Politician)

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12 Famous quotes by Stanley Baldwin

"War would end if the dead could return"

"The only defense is offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the enemy if you wish to save yourselves"

"The intelligent are to the intelligentsia what a gentleman is to a gent"

"The bomber will always get through. The only defense is in offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly that the enemy if you want to save yourselves"

"Since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of the defense of England you no longer think of the chalk cliffs of Dover; you think of the Rhine"

"Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of the defense of England you no longer think of the chalk cliffs of Dover; you think of the Rhine. That is where our frontier lies"

"I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason"

"I am one of those who would rather sink with faith than swim without it"

"I am not struck so much by the diversity of testimony as by the many-sidedness of truth"

"A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision; but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience"

"A platitude is simply a truth repeated till people get tired of hearing it"

"You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain"