Stanley Baldwin Stanley Baldwin Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, (3 August 186714 December 1947) was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician who dominated the government in his country between the world wars. Three times Prime Minister, he is the only British prime minister to have served under three monarchs. Baldwin first entered the House of Commons in 1908 as the Member of Parliament for Bewdley, succeeding his father Alfred Baldwin. He held government office in the coalition ministry of David Lloyd George. In 1922, Baldwin was one of the prime movers in the withdrawal of Conservative support from Lloyd
Alfred Baldwin (politician) dissolved the partnership. Alfred then moved into Wilden House and took over the Wilden Works, changing the name of the business to "Baldwins Ltd". As well as being an ironmaster, Alfred also became a director and chairman of the Great Western Railway. At the 1892 general election, Baldwin was elected as MP for Bewdley in Worcestershire, holding the seat until his death, when he was succeeded by his only child, Stanley Baldwin, who later became prime minister of the United Kingdom. Other public offices held by Alfred Baldwin were those of Justice of the Peace (JP) for Staffordshire, JP for