Archer Baldwin
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Sir Archer Ernest Baldwin MC
(30 December 1883 – 27 March 1966) was a farmer and British
Conservative Party
Member of Parliament
(MP).
He was born in a log cabin in Tennessee
, USA, to which his parents had emigrated. On their return to England, he was sent to Lucton School
, Herefordshire, and then entered the family business as a cattle and sheep breeder, as well as becoming an auctioneer and land agent.
He married in 1911 and served in the Royal Horse Artillery
in the First World War
, being awarded the Military Cross
for bravery during a 1918 attack on the Hindenburg Line
.
He was active in the National Farmers Union and after being elected a Conservative
MP in 1945 he became a Conservative spokesman on agriculture. He was knighted in 1958. He served as member for Leominster
from 1945 until 1959. At one time he was a Deputy Lieutenant
of Herefordshire. He died at his home in Tenbury Wells
, Worcestershire
.
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(30 December 1883 – 27 March 1966) was a farmer and British
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP).
He was born in a log cabin in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, USA, to which his parents had emigrated. On their return to England, he was sent to Lucton School
Lucton School
Lucton School, is an independent, mixed gender, day and boarding school in Lucton near Leominster, Herefordshire, England. It was founded in 1708 as a boys school, and began admitting girls in the 1970s. It currently has approximately c.280 pupils on roll, aged from six months to 18 years...
, Herefordshire, and then entered the family business as a cattle and sheep breeder, as well as becoming an auctioneer and land agent.
He married in 1911 and served in the Royal Horse Artillery
Royal Horse Artillery
The regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery , dating from 1793, are part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery of the British Army...
in the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, being awarded the Military Cross
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
for bravery during a 1918 attack on the Hindenburg Line
Hindenburg Line
The Hindenburg Line was a vast system of defences in northeastern France during World War I. It was constructed by the Germans during the winter of 1916–17. The line stretched from Lens to beyond Verdun...
.
He was active in the National Farmers Union and after being elected a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP in 1945 he became a Conservative spokesman on agriculture. He was knighted in 1958. He served as member for Leominster
Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)
Leominster was, until 2010, a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.From 1295 to 1868, it was a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election. Under the Reform Act 1867 its...
from 1945 until 1959. At one time he was a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Herefordshire. He died at his home in Tenbury Wells
Tenbury Wells
Tenbury Wells is a market town and civil parish in the north-western extremity of the Malvern Hills District administrative area of Worcestershire, England. The 2001 census reported a population of 3,316.-Geography:...
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
.