British Political Leaders

by Laybourn, Keith

• ISBN13: 9781576070437
• ISBN10: 1576070433
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

Summary

This A-Z biographical dictionary profiles Britain's prime ministers, foreign secretaries, home secretaries, and Chancellors of the Exchequer, from 1730 through the present-all in clear, concise language.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	ix
Abbreviations	xi
Notes on the British Political and Educational System	xiii
BRITISH POLITICAL LEADERS
Aberdeen, Earl of	1	(2)
Addington, Henry	3	(2)
Akers-Douglas, Aretas	5	(1)
Althorp, Henry	6	(1)
Anderson, Sir John	7	(2)
Asquith, Herbert Henry	9	(3)
Attlee, Clement	12	(5)
Baker, Kenneth	17	(3)
Baldwin, Stanley	20	(4)
Balfour, Arthur James	24	(2)
Barber, Anthony	26	(1)
Baring, Sir Francis Thornhill	27	(1)
Barrington, Viscount	28	(1)
Bathurst, Henry	28	(1)
Bedford, Duke of	29	(1)
Bevin, Ernest	29	(2)
Bexley, Lord	31	(1)
Blair, Tony	32	(5)
Bonar Law, Andrew	37	(3)
Bridgeman, W. C.	40	(1)
Brittan, Sir Leon	40	(1)
Brooke, Henry	41	(1)
Brown, George	42	(2)
Brown, Gordon	44	(2)
Bruce, Henry Austin	46	(1)
Bute, Earl of	46	(2)
Butler, Richard Austen	48	(3)
Callaghan, James	51	(3)
Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry	54	(2)
Canning, George	56	(2)
Carr, Robert	58	(1)
Carrington, Lord	59	(1)
Carteret, John	60	(1)
Castlereagh, Viscount	61	(2)
Cave, Sir George	63	(1)
Cavendish, Lord John	64	(1)
Chamberlain, Austen	65	(2)
Chamberlain, Neville	67	(5)
Chesterfield, Earl of	72	(2)
Childers, Hugh	74	(1)
Churchill, Lord Randolph	75	(1)
Churchill, Sir Winston	76	(3)
Chuter-Ede, James Chuter	79	(2)
Clarendon, Earl of	81	(1)
Clarke, Kenneth	82	(1)
Clynes, John Richard	83	(1)
Compton, Spencer	84	(1)
Conway, Henry Seymour	85	(1)
Cook, Robin	86	(1)
Cripps, Sir Stafford	87	(3)
Crosland, Tony	90	(1)
Cross, Sir Richard Assheton	91	(1)
Curzon, Lord	92	(5)
Dalton, Hugh	97	(2)
Dartmouth, Earl of	99	(1)
Derby, 14th Earl of	99	(2)
Derby, 15th Earl of	101	(2)
Devonshire, Duke of	103	(2)
Disraeli, Benjamin	105	(3)
Dowdeswell, William	108	(1)
Dudley, Viscount	109	(1)
Duncannon, Viscount	109	(1)
Dundas, Henry	110	(3)
Eden, Sir Anthony	113	(3)
Egremont, Earl of	116	(1)
Ellis, Welbore	117	(1)
Estcourt, Thomas H.S.S.	118	(1)
Fox, Charles James	119	(3)
Fox, Henry	122	(1)
Gaitskell, Hugh	123	(1)
Gilmour, Sir John	124	(1)
Gladstone, Herbert	125	(1)
Gladstone, William Ewart	126	(4)
Goderich, Viscount	130	(2)
Gordon Walker, Patrick Chrestien	132	(1)
Goschen, George Joachim	133	(2)
Goulburn, Henry	135	(1)
Grafton, Duke of	136	(2)
Graham, Sir James	138	(2)
Grantham, Lord	140	(1)
Granville, Earl	140	(1)
Grenville, George	141	(3)
Grenville, Lord	144	(2)
Grey, Lord	146	(2)
Grey, Sir Edward	148	(2)
Grey, Sir George	150	(3)
Halifax, Earl of	153	(1)
Halifax, Lord	153	(1)
Harcourt, Sir William	154	(2)
Hardy, Gathorne	156	(1)
Harrington, Earl	157	(1)
Harrowby, Lord, Viscount Sandon	158	(1)
Healey, Denis	159	(4)
Heath, Edward	163	(2)
Heathcoat Amory, Derick	165	(1)
Henderson, Arthur	166	(2)
Herries, John Charles	168	(1)
Hicks Beach, Sir Michael	169	(2)
Hillsborough, Earl of	171	(1)
Hoare, Sir Samuel	172	(2)
Holderness, Earl of	174	(1)
Home, Sir Alec Douglas	174	(3)
Horne, Sir Robert Stevenson	177	(1)
Howard, Michael	178	(1)
Howe, Sir Geoffrey	179	(3)
Hunt, George Ward	182	(1)
Hurd, Douglas	182	(3)
Jenkins, Roy	185	(4)
Joynson-Hicks, William	189	(2)
Kimberley, Earl of	191	(2)
Lamont, Norman	193	(1)
Lansdowne, 3rd Marquess of	194	(1)
Lansdowne, 5th Marquess of	195	(1)
Lawson, Nigel	196	(3)
Le Despenser, Lord	199	(1)
Leeds, Duke of	200	(1)
Legge, Henry	201	(1)
Lewis, Sir George Cornewall	201	(1)
Liverpool, Earl of	202	(2)
Lloyd, Selwyn	204	(2)
Lloyd George, David	206	(3)
Lloyd-George, Gwilym	209	(1)
Lowe, Sir Robertt	210	(3)
MacDonald, James Ramsay	213	(3)
McKenna, Reginald	216	(2)
Macleod, Iain	218	(1)
Macmillan, Harold	219	(3)
Major, John	222	(3)
Malmesbury, Earl of	225	(1)
Mansfield, Lord	225	(2)
Matthews, Henry	227	(1)
Maudling, Reginald	227	(2)
Maxwell Fyfe, Sir David Patrick	229	(1)
Melbourne, Viscount	230	(2)
Morrison, Herbert	232	(1)
Mulgrave, Lord	233	(2)
Newcastle, Duke of	235	(2)
Normanby, Marquess of	237	(1)
North, Lord	238	(3)
Northcote, Sir Stafford	241	(4)
Owen, David Anthony	245	(4)
Palmerston, Lord	249	(4)
Peel, Sir Robert	253	(4)
Pelham, Hon. Henry	257	(2)
Pelham, Lord	259	(1)
Perceval, Spencer	260	(1)
Pitt, William, the Elder	261	(3)
Pitt, William, the Younger	264	(4)
Portland, Duke of	268	(1)
Pulteney, Sir William	269	(2)
Pym, Francis	271	(2)
Reading, Marquess of	273	(1)
Rees, Lord Merlyn	274	(1)
Richmond, Duke of	274	(1)
Ridley, Sir Matthew White	275	(1)
Rifkind, Malcolm	276	(1)
Ritchie, C. T.	276	(2)
Robinson, Thomas	278	(1)
Rochford, Earl of	278	(1)
Rockingham, Marquess of	279	(2)
Rosebery, Lord	281	(2)
Russell, Lord John	283	(3)
Ryder, Richard	286	(1)
Sackville, Viscount	287	(1)
Salisbury, Lord	288	(2)
Samuel, Sir Herbertt	290	(3)
Sandwich, Earl of	293	(1)
Sandys, Lord Samuel	294	(1)
Shelburne, Earl of	294	(1)
Shortt, Edward	295	(1)
Simon, Sir John Allsebrook	296	(2)
Snowden, Philip	298	(2)
Somervell, Sir Donald Bradley	300	(1)
Soskice, Sir Frank	300	(1)
Spring-Rice, Thomas	301	(1)
Stewart, Michael	302	(1)
Stormont, Viscount	303	(1)
Straw, Jack	303	(1)
Sturges-Bourne, William	304	(1)
Suffolk and Berkshire, Earl of	304	(1)
Sydney, Viscount	305	(2)
Temple, Earl of	307	(1)
Thatcher, Margaret	307	(4)
Thorneycroft, Peter	311	(1)
Townshend, Charles	312	(1)
Townshend, Charles	313	(2)
Waddington, David Charles	315	(1)
Waldegrave, James	315	(2)
Walpole, Sir Robert	317	(3)
Walpole, Spencer Horatio	320	(1)
Wellesley, Richard Colley	321	(2)
Wellington, Duke of	323	(4)
Weymouth, Viscount	327	(2)
Whitelaw, William	329	(1)
Wilson, Harold	330	(3)
Wood, Sir Charles	333	(1)
Wood, Sir Kingsley	334	(3)
Yorke, Charles Philip	337	(2)
Chronological List of Leaders by Cabinet Office	339	(6)
Bibliography	345	(8)
Index	353	(12)
About the Editor and Contributors	365