Arthur Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
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Arthur Windham Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (22 March 1904 – 5 July 1976) was a British
insurance
company director
and World War II
RAF
officer. He was the son of Stanley Baldwin
, 1st Earl of Baldwin of Bewdley and Lucy Ridsdale.
Baldwin was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
.
On 25 August 1936 he married Joan Elspeth Tomes, the daughter of Charles Alexander Tomes. They had one child, Edward Alfred Alexander Baldwin
, later the 4th Earl.
He was a director of the Great Western Railway
and between 1938 and 1974 he was a director of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
He fought with the RAF during World War II.
On 10 August 1958, on the death of the 2nd Earl, his brother, Oliver
, he succeeded to the United Kingdom titles of Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
and Viscount Corvedale.
He died 5 July 1976 aged 72.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
company director
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
RAF
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
officer. He was the son of Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC was a British Conservative politician, who dominated the government in his country between the two world wars...
, 1st Earl of Baldwin of Bewdley and Lucy Ridsdale.
Baldwin was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
.
On 25 August 1936 he married Joan Elspeth Tomes, the daughter of Charles Alexander Tomes. They had one child, Edward Alfred Alexander Baldwin
Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Edward Alfred Alexander Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley is a British educator and Crossbench elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords....
, later the 4th Earl.
He was a director of the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
and between 1938 and 1974 he was a director of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
He fought with the RAF during World War II.
On 10 August 1958, on the death of the 2nd Earl, his brother, Oliver
Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley , known as Viscount Corvedale from 1937 to 1947, was a British politician who had a quixotic career at political odds to his father, three-time Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.Baldwin was educated at Eton College, and grew up in the shadow of his...
, he succeeded to the United Kingdom titles of Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Earl Baldwin of Bewdley is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1937 for the Conservative politician Stanley Baldwin. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1923 to 1924, from 1924 to 1929 and from 1935 to 1937. Baldwin was made Viscount Corvedale, of Corvedale...
and Viscount Corvedale.
He died 5 July 1976 aged 72.