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Sir Richard Stafford Cripps CH QC FRS [1] (24 April 1889 – 21 April 1952) was a British Labour Party politician, barrister, and diplomat. A wealthy lawyer by background, Cripps first entered Parliament at a by-election in January 1931, and was one of a handful of Labour frontbenchers to retain his seat at the October general election that year.
Sir Stafford Cripps (born April 24, 1889, London, England—died April 21, 1952, Zürich, Switzerland) was a British statesman chiefly remembered for his rigid austerity program as chancellor of the exchequer (1947–50).
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Promising an early governmental statement of a new policy toward India, Cripps made the sensational assertion that England’s lost lands can only be regained, and the rest of the Empire saved ...
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May 11, 2018 · Sir Stafford Cripps [1], 1889–1952, British statesman. A brilliant and successful patent and corporation lawyer, he joined the Labour party [2] in 1929 and became solicitor general in 1930, being knighted the same year.
Apr 24, 2021 · Sir Richard Stafford Cripps (1889–1952), politician and lawyer, was the youngest child of successful barrister, Conservative MP and Labour cabinet minister Charles Cripps. Stafford received a staunchly Christian but undogmatic education.
Sir Richard Stafford Cripps CH QC FRS (24 April 1889 – 21 April 1952) was a British Labour Party politician, barrister, and diplomat. Quick Facts Chancellor of the Exchequer, Prime Minister ... Close.
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Sir Richard Stafford Cripps. Date of birth: 24 Apr 1889. City of birth: London. Country of birth: England. Date of death: 21 Apr 1952. Location of death: Bircher Benner Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland. About: Stafford Cripps was born in 1889 in London to Charles Alfred Cripps and his wife Theresa.