Andrew Bonar Law
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| The Rt Hon Andrew Bonar Law | |
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| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 23 October 1922 – 22 May 1923 |
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| Preceded by | David Lloyd George |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Baldwin |
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| In office 10 December 1916 – 10 January 1919 |
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| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Reginald McKenna |
| Succeeded by | Austen Chamberlain |
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| Born | 16 September 1858 Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | 30 October 1923 (aged 65) London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Pitcairn Robley |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 - 30 October 1923) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Bonar Law was elected to Parliament in 1900 as a member of the Conservative Party. Bonar Law became leader of the Conservative Party in 1911. He was Lloyd George's Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons while Lloyd George was Prime Minister during World War I
Bonar Law became Prime Minister in October of 1922. He found out he had throat cancer and resigned in May of 1923. He died on 30 October 1923.
Bonar Law's home in New Brunswick where he lived until the age of 12. The house overlooks the Richibucto River.
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