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    Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bonar_LawBonar Law - Wikipedia

    Bonar Law. b. ^ Now Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada. Andrew Bonar Law ( / ˈbɒnər ˈlɔː / BONN-ər; [1] 16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1922 to May 1923. Law was born in the British colony of New Brunswick (now a Canadian ...

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  2. Mar 21, 1999 · Bonar Law (born September 16, 1858, Kingston, New Brunswick, Canada—died October 30, 1923, London, England) 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 ...

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  3. 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 ...

  4. Bonar Law was born in New Brunswick in Canada in 1870 to Ulster Scots parents. He was educated at the High School of Glasgow and began work at the family bank, Kidston’s, when he turned 16. After that, he worked in the iron industry, establishing himself as a successful businessman. In 1900, Bonar Law was elected to the House of Commons as MP ...

  5. 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 [1] from 1916 to 1921.

  6. www.wikiwand.com › en › Bonar_LawBonar Law - Wikiwand

    Oct 5, 2019 · Seriously ill with throat cancer, Law resigned in May 1923, and died later that year. He was the fourth shortest-serving prime minister of the United Kingdom (211 days in office). Andrew Bonar Law, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1922 to May 1923.

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  8. Mar 20, 2015 · Bonar Law attended Glasgow High School, and at the age of sixteen took up a position in the family bank. In 1885 he became a partner in an iron merchants, and began a successful business career. In 1891 he married Annie Pitcairn Robley (1866-1909) , and they had six children; it was a happy marriage, and her death in 1909 created an enduring ...

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