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Early life and education. Andrew Bonar Law was born on 16 September 1858 in Kingston (now Five Rivers ), New Brunswick, to the Reverend James Law, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland, and his wife Eliza Kidston Law. He was of Scottish and Irish (mainly Ulster Scots) ancestry. [2]
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
Mar 20, 2015 · 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.
Creator Name: Law, Andrew, Bonar, 1858-1923, politician Administrative or Biographical History: Andrew Bonar Law was born in New Brunswick on 16 September 1858, of a Scottish mother and Irish father, who was a Presbyterian minister of the Free Church of Scotland in Canada.
Mar 31, 2023 · Andrew Bonar Law was famously known as the Unknown Prime Minister. He was the shortest serving Prime Minister of the 20 th century with only 209 days in office from 23 October 1922 to 19 May 1923. He had to resign after 6 months in office due to serious health issues and died soon after.
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.
