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Columbia Encyclopedia - Baldwin Stanley - AOL Research & Learn (376 words) |
 | Baldwin's second period of office (1924–29) was marked by rising unemployment and by a general strike (1926), following which he secured passage of the Trade Disputes Act (1927) to restrict the power of the labor unions. |
| Although under the nominal leadership of Ramsay MacDonald, the coalition was dominated by Baldwin, and in 1935 he again became prime minister. |
| Baldwin steadfastly opposed the proposed marriage of Edward VIII to Wallis Warfield Simpson and secured the king's abdication (1936). |
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Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (771 words) |
| Baldwin was educated at Eton College, and grew up in the shadow of his father's political career. |
| Lucy Baldwin, who was also a strong Conservative, came from a background where questioning received opinion was regarded as a good thing, supported her son - although she did not like to attend the House of Commons to see her son and husband on opposite sides. |
| Baldwin was gay, a fact well known within the family but not to the public (his mother was again supportive and both parents acknowledged his long term relationship with John Boyle). |
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