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Law, Andrew Bonar
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Law, Andrew Bonar (bŏn`ər), 1858–1923, British statesman, b. Canada. He went to Scotland as a boy and in 1900, after a business career, was elected to Parliament as a Conservative. He soon became known as a spokesman for tariff reform. In 1911 he succeeded Arthur Balfour as leader of the Conservative party. Working closely with Sir Edward Carson Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron, 1854–1935, Irish politician. After a successful legal career in Dublin, he was elected to the British Parliament (1892) and called to the English bar (1893).
..... Click the link for more information. , he led the fierce opposition to Irish Home Rule Home Rule, in Irish and English history, political slogan adopted by Irish nationalists in the 19th cent. to describe their objective of self-government for Ireland.
..... Click the link for more information.  that carried Ireland to the brink of civil war. During World War I he was colonial secretary (1915–16) in Herbert Asquith's coalition cabinet and then (1916) became chancellor of the exchequer and leader of the House of Commons under David Lloyd George Lloyd George, David, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor , 1863–1945, British statesman, of Welsh extraction.
..... Click the link for more information. . He resigned party leadership in 1921, but in 1922 he returned to politics to lead the Conservative revolt against the continuation of the wartime coalition. He became (Oct., 1922) prime minister but had to resign the following May because of ill health.

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See biography by R. Blake (2 vol., 1955–56).
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In 1914, the Conservative Party leader Andrew Bonar Law encouraged Unionist militias to resist the elected British government and condemned the smuggling of weapons from Germany.
Recognise virtues of opponents; YOUR SHOUT by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Byline: Neil Collins GEORGE V was on the throne and Andrew Bonar Law was Prime Minister having succeeded Welshman David Lloyd George.
'A great shame' to see Woolies die slow death; Public and former ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Only three of the 15 "unelected" new prime ministers have followed that course, and two of these - Henry Campbell-Bannerman in 1905-6 and Andrew Bonar Law in 1922 - did so after taking over from governments of another stripe.
Change the leader? Yes. Go to the country early? No by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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