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was appointed instead. Butler later wrote in his 1971 memoirs that Oliver Stanley was β€œthe acutest brain on the Conservative front bench, the keenest lance I have ever known in politics, and a flowing pen which could several pages of immaculate foolscap in the same time that lesser men would take to
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where they were greeted by Brigadier Maconochie and Lieut.-Col. J. C. Astwood, O.C, B.V.R.C Colonel Stanley inspected a guard of honour provided by the B.V.R.C. under the command of Captain W. J. Williams, following which he visited the Garrison Officers' Mess where he was introduced to the Officers
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on Saturday morning where he inspected the Vocational Training Centre. Accompanied by Mr T.I.K. Lloyd, an Assistant Under-Secretary of State at the Colonial Office, by his private secretary, Mr. C. H. Thornley, and by Brigadier the Hon. H. D. Maconochie, Officer Commanding British Troops, Colonel
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wrote a decent paragraph”. However, Butler’s view was that he probably would not have been a great Prime Minister or even Chancellor of the Exchequer, as he was too indecisive, but that he was great in opposition.
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Stanley was prominent amongst those rebuilding the party, and he came to be regarded as one of the most important Conservative MPs. He was a governor of
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and refreshments wen served. The Colonial Secretary's visit to Prospect marked the first formal parade attended by the newly reorganised B.V.R.C. Band.
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Stanley had been Chairman of the Conservative Finance Committee. Had he lived longer, he might well have been appointed
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Lady Maureen died in June 1942, aged 41. Stanley survived her by eight years and died in December 1950, aged 54.
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in 1949. Along with Churchill and Anthony Eden, Stanley was seen as one of the Conservative Party's leaders in
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Michael Charles Stanley (1921–1990), who married (Aileen) Fortune Constance Hugh Smith and had two sons; and
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He soon came to the attention of the Conservative leaders and held a number of posts in the
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Stanley inspected a guard of honour commanded by Captain A. L. Flitcroft, Adjutant,
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Colonel the Right Hon. Oliver Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, visited
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he achieved a rare distinction in British politics when his brother
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Whitfield, Andrew. "Stanley, Oliver Frederick George (1896–1950)".
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politician who held many ministerial posts before his early death.
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Stanley married Lady Maureen Vane-Tempest-Stewart, daughter of
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he was responsible for the introduction of a 30 miles per hour
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of Stanley believed to have been drawn between 1939 and 1946
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and driving tests for new drivers. In May 1938 whilst
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from 1955 to 2002, and who married Sir John Dugdale
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He was educated at 47: 3587:Foreign Office personnel of World War II 1221:Newspaper clippings about Oliver Stanley 755: 677: 315:22 February 1933 β€“ 29 June 1934 123:22 November 1942 β€“ 26 July 1945 3637:Secretaries of State for Transport (UK) 3008:Minister of Labour and National Service 2954:Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 895:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 711:Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 588:William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester 495: 1920; died 1942) 81:6 July 1945 β€“ 10 December 1950 3549: 3416:Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 2990:Secretary of State for India and Burma 1152: 1099: 1059: 724:In January 1940 Stanley was appointed 646:After he was demobilised, Stanley was 387:30 October 1924 β€“ 5 July 1945 3647:Secretaries of State for the Colonies 3572:British Army personnel of World War I 3504:Minister for Co-ordination of Defence 3295: 3092: 2738: 2236: 1489: 1095: 1093: 1091: 891: 673: 251:28 May 1937 β€“ 5 January 1940 187:5 January 1940 β€“ 11 May 1940 3687:War Office personnel in World War II 2287:Presidents of the Board of Education 938:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u232113 887: 885: 883: 881: 879: 618:, Stanley was commissioned into the 2936:Secretary of State for the Colonies 2652:Innovation, Universities and Skills 1468:Secretary of State for the Colonies 1414:President of the Board of Education 746:Secretary of State for the Colonies 641: 111:Secretary of State for the Colonies 13: 1088: 609: 580:Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby 515:Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby 14: 3718: 3642:Secretaries of State for War (UK) 1203: 876: 626:in 1915. He achieved the rank of 3622:Recipients of the Military Cross 3617:Presidents of the Board of Trade 3567:20th-century British politicians 3361: 2799: 2402: 2264: 2221: 1517:Presidents of the Board of Trade 1238:Parliament of the United Kingdom 736:. 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Cyril Culverwell
Sir Walter Monckton
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George Hall
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Neville Chamberlain
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Anthony Eden
President of the Board of Trade
George VI
Neville Chamberlain
Walter Runciman
Sir Andrew Duncan
Secretary of State for Transport
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Ramsay MacDonald
John Pybus
Leslie Hore-Belisha
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