Austen Chamberlain

The Right Honourable Sir Austen Chamberlain (October 16, 1863 – March 17, 1937) was a British statesman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Briefly Leader

In 1921, Bonar Law retired, and Chamberlain succeeded him both as leader of Conservative MPs (but technically not of the Party as a whole, as is popularly supposed, since that accolade was then only given to a Conservative who became Prime Minister) and as Lord Privy Seal. Unfortunately for Chamberlain, in late 1922 the Conservative backbenchers rebelled against their leadership for remaining in the coalition with Lloyd George, and dumped Chamberlain as their leader, bringing Law back as Prime Minister. Chamberlain is often cited as being the only modern leader of the Conservative Party not to become Prime Minister until William Hague and Iain Duncan Smith, but this is technically inaccurate as he was not overall leader.

Related Topics:
1921 - Lord Privy Seal - 1922 - Conservative Party - William Hague - Iain Duncan Smith

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