Rise of Neville Chamberlain Prime Minister. Chamberlain threw himself into Parliamentary work, begrudging the times when he was unable to attend debates and spending much time on committee work. When Austen Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the continued coalition government led by the Liberal Prime Minister, Lloyd George, tried to recruit him to serve on an additional committee, Neville Chamberlain informed his half-brother that he could only serve if it met between midnight and 7:30 am. Chamberlain took time to assure the future of the Birmingham Savings Bank, and Parliament passed an act which removed onerous restrictions from the bank. In March 1920,
Neville Chamberlain (bishop) the Evangelist, Edinburgh, a post he held for 15 years. He was Bishop of Brechin from 1997 to 2005. He was the Master of Sexey's Hospital. Chamberlain died on 8 October 2018. 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.