Herwald Ramsbotham

Mr Herwald Ramsbotham

Rush ID: 5501

Details

Born:
6 March 1887
Died:
30 January 1971
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Election occupation:
Merchant
Parentage:
Herwald Ramsbotham and Ethel Bevan
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
3
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
5501
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q334385
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
934
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. RAMSBOTHAM, Herwald (1887-1971)

Peerages

  1. 1st Baron Soulbury

    New hereditary

    1941

  2. 1st Viscount Soulbury

    New hereditary

    1954

Constituencies

  1. Lancaster

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1929
    Date of election: 30 May 1929
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1941*
    Date of exit: 6 August 1941
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Lancaster

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1928*
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  2. Lancaster

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1910²
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Parliamentary Secretary 1931-1935

    Board of Education

  2. Parliamentary Secretary 1935-1936

    Ministry of Agriculture

  3. Minister of Pensions 1936-1939

  4. First Commissioner of Works 1939-1940

  5. President of the Board of Education 1940-1941

Higher education

  1. University College Oxford

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Uppingham School

Marriages

  1. de Stein, Violet Doris

    Year: 1911

  2. Wakeham, Ursula

    Year: 1962

Parties

  1. Conservative Party Member

Clubs

  1. Carlton Club