Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

British politician

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1899

Place of Birth: Astley Hall, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1958

Profession: writer, politician, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1 March 1899 – 10 August 1958), known as Viscount Corvedale from 1937 to 1947, was a British socialist politician who had a career at political odds with his father, the Conservative prime minister Stanley Baldwin. Educated at Eton, which he hated, Baldwin left as soon as he could.
After serving in the army during the First World War he undertook various jobs, including a brief appointment as an officer in the Armenian army, and wrote journalism and books on a range of topics.
He served two terms as a Labour Member of Parliament between 1929 and 1947. Baldwin never achieved ministerial office in Britain.
His last post was as Governor of the Leeward Islands, from 1948 to 1950.