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Andrew Bonar Law (/ ˈ b ɒ n ər ˈ l ɔː / BONN-ər; 16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1922 to May 1923.
Bonar Law was the prime minister of Great Britain from October 23, 1922, to May 20, 1923, the first holder of that office to come from a British overseas possession. He was the leader of the Conservative Party during the periods 1911–21 and 1922–23.
Biography. Andrew Bonar Law was the Canadian-born son of a Scottish clergyman. He worked as a boy on his father’s smallholding and then, at age 12, he went to live with his late mother’s ...
Feb 11, 2009 · Much of the blame for the political stalemate from 1912 until 1914 is directly, or implicitly, laid upon Bonar Law. Yet the tory leader was a more consummate politician. He sought to use the home rule crisis not only to reinforce his own fragile leadership but to return the Conservatives to office.
Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923), commonly called Bonar Law (/ ˈ b ɒ n ər ˈ l ɔː /), served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Law was elected to Parliament in 1900 as a member of the Conservative Party. He became leader of the Party in 1911.
Bonar Law was leader of the Conservative Party in Britain during the war. He entered Asquith’s coalition government in May 1915, and in December 1916 played a crucial role in Lloyd George becoming Prime Minister. For the rest of the war, he was a key figure in the British War Cabinet.
British statesman and Conservative prime minister (1922–23). Born in Canada and brought up in Scotland, Bonar Law entered parliament as a Conservative member in 1900 and became party leader in 1911.
May 17, 2018 · Law, Andrew Bonar (1858–1923). Prime minister. Described on his death as the ‘Unknown Prime Minister’, Bonar Law was a modest and melancholy figure, who appeared content to remain as second in command to Lloyd George from 1916 to 1921.
Bonar Law was the shortest serving Prime Minister of the 20th Century, being in office for just 209 days. He was gravely ill when he took the office and did not have enough time to achieve anything with his premiership.
Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923), commonly called Bonar Law ( / ˈbɒnər ˈlɔː / ), served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Law was elected to Parliament in 1900 as a member of the Conservative Party.
