Richard Law
Mr Richard Kidston Law
Rush ID: 8836
Details
- Born:
- 27 February 1901
- Died:
- 15 November 1980
- Birth place:
- U.K.
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Writer / Journalist
- Election occupation:
- Writer / Journalist
- Parentage:
- Andrew Bonar Law MP and Annie Robley
- Notes:
- Died November 1980 (obituary in The Times, 17/11/1980).
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- HighestOffice:
- Cabinet minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
References
- Rush ID:
- 8836
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q12411364
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- LAW, Richard (1901-1980)
Peerages
-
1st Baron Coleraine
New hereditary
1954
Constituencies
-
Kingston upon Hull Haltemprice
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1950 Date of election: 23 February 1950 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1954* Date of exit: 15 January 1954 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None -
Kensington South
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1945* Date of election: 20 November 1945 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1950 Date of exit: 23 February 1950 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Relocation Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None -
Kingston upon Hull South West
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1931 Date of election: 27 October 1931 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1945 Date of exit: 5 July 1945 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None
Ministerial offices
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Financial Secretary to the War Office 1940-1941
-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1941-1943
Foreign Office
-
Minister for Education 1945
May-July 1945
-
Minister of State 1943-1945
Department unknown
Higher education
-
St John's College
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
-
Nellis, Mary Virginia
Year: 1929
Relationships
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Son of Bonar Law
Parties
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Conservative Party member