Andrew Bonar Law Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Andrew Bonar Law, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1911–19124 events2 places

Chronological biography

1911

Carlton Club Selection13 November 1911

Government / Conservative Party Government · Conservative Party Leader · London

Succeeds Arthur Balfour as leader of the parliamentary party.

Conservative Leadership Election13 November 1911

Government / Conservative Party Government · Conservative Party Leader · London

Is unanimously chosen Conservative leader at the Carlton Club.

1912

Blenheim Palace Speech27 July 1912

Government / Conservative Party Government · Conservative Party Leader · Blenheim

Promises Conservative support for Ulster opposition to Home Rule.

Ulster Resistance Support27 July 1912

Government / Conservative Party Government · Conservative Party Leader · Blenheim

Intensifies Unionist resistance to the government's Irish legislation.

Titles and roles

Conservative Party Leader

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.