Bonar Law

Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923), commonly called Bonar Law (/ˈbɒnər ˈlɔː/), served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

The Right Honourable Bonar Law
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 23 October 1922 – 20 May 1923
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	David Lloyd George
Succeeded by	Stanley Baldwin
Leader of the House of Commons
In office 23 October 1922 – 20 May 1923
Preceded by	Austen Chamberlain
Succeeded by	Stanley Baldwin
In office 10 December 1916 – 23 March 1921
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	H. H. Asquith
Succeeded by	Austen Chamberlain
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 23 October 1922 – 28 May 1923
Preceded by	Austen Chamberlain
Succeeded by	Stanley Baldwin
In office 13 November 1911 – 21 March 1921
Preceded by	Arthur Balfour
Succeeded by	Austen Chamberlain
Lord Privy Seal
In office 10 January 1919 – 1 April 1921
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	The Earl of Crawford
Succeeded by	Austen Chamberlain
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 10 December 1916 – 10 January 1919
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	Reginald McKenna
Succeeded by	Austen Chamberlain
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office 25 May 1915 – 10 December 1916
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith David Lloyd George
Preceded by	Lewis Vernon Harcourt
Succeeded by	Walter Long
Leader of the Opposition
In office 13 November 1911 – 25 May 1915
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Arthur Balfour
Succeeded by	Sir Edward Carson
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
In office 11 July 1902 – 5 December 1905
Prime Minister	Arthur Balfour
Preceded by	The Earl of Dudley
Succeeded by	Hudson Kearley
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central
In office 15 December 1918 – 30 October 1923
Preceded by	John Mackintosh MacLeod
Succeeded by	William Alexander
Member of Parliament for Bootle
In office 28 March 1911 – 15 December 1918
Preceded by	Thomas Myles Sandys
Succeeded by	Thomas Royden
Member of Parliament for Dulwich
In office 16 May 1906 – 20 December 1910
Preceded by	Frederick Rutherfoord Harris
Succeeded by	Sir Frederick Hall
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Blackfriars
In office 25 October 1900 – 13 January 1906
Preceded by	Andrew Dryburgh Provand
Succeeded by	George Nicoll Barnes
Personal details
Born	Andrew Bonar Law (1858-09-16)16 September 1858 Kingston, Colony of New Brunswick (now Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada)
Died	30 October 1923(1923-10-30) (aged 65) Kensington, London, England
Resting place	Westminster Abbey
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	Unionist
Spouse(s)	Annie Robley ​ ​ (m. 1891; died 1909)​
Children	6, including Richard
Parents	James Law Eliza Kidston
Profession	Iron merchant
Signature
a. ^ Office vacant from 25 May 1915 to 19 October 1915

Law was elected to Parliament in 1900 as a member of the Conservative Party. He became leader of the Party in 1911. He was Lloyd George's Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons while Lloyd George served as Prime Minister during World War I.

Law became Prime Minister in October 1922. He found out he had throat cancer and resigned in May 1923. He died in October 1923.

Other websites

• Media related to Andrew Bonar Law at Wikimedia Commons
• Works written by or about Bonar Law at Wikisource
• Quotations related to Bonar Law at Wikiquote
• "Archival material relating to Bonar Law". UK National Archives.