Rise of Neville Chamberlain particularly successful. After a period in a firm of chartered accountants, the younger Chamberlain spent six years in the Bahamas managing a sisal plantation in a failed attempt to recoup the family fortunes. After returning to England in 1897, Chamberlain became a successful businessman in his home city of Birmingham. He was interested in social affairs, and successfully stood for Birmingham City Council in 1911. He became Lord Mayor of Birmingham in 1915. His second term was interrupted in December 1916 when Prime Minister David Lloyd George asked him to become Director of National Service. Chamberlain received little support from
Neville Chamberlain (bishop) Neville Chamberlain (bishop) Neville Chamberlain (24 October 1939 – 8 October 2018), MA, BA was an eminent Anglican priest in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He was born on 24 October 1939 and educated at Salford Grammar School and the University of Nottingham and ordained in 1964. He was Assistant Curate at St Paul’s, Balsall Heath and then Priest in charge at St Michael’s Hall Green. He was a Probation Officer in Grimsby from 1972 to 1974 when he became the Executive Secretary of the Lincoln Diocesan Social Responsibility Committee. In 1982, he became Rector of St John