Oliver Stanley

Oliver Stanley
Member of the British Parliament
for Bristol West
In office
6 July 1945 – 10 December 1950
Preceded byCyril Culverwell
Succeeded bySir Walter Monckton
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office
22 November 1942 – 26 July 1945
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byViscount Cranborne
Succeeded byGeorge Hall
Secretary of State for War
In office
5 January 1940 – 11 May 1940
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterNeville Chamberlain
Preceded byLeslie Hore-Belisha
Succeeded byAnthony Eden
President of the Board of Trade
In office
28 May 1937 – 5 January 1940
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterNeville Chamberlain
Preceded byWalter Runciman
Succeeded bySir Andrew Duncan
Secretary of State for Transport
In office
22 February 1933 – 29 June 1934
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byJohn Pybus
Succeeded byLeslie Hore-Belisha
Member of the British Parliament
for Westmorland
In office
30 October 1924 – 5 July 1945
Preceded bySir John Weston
Succeeded byWilliam Fletcher-Vane
Personal details
Born(1896-05-04)4 May 1896
London, England, UK
Died10 December 1950(1950-12-10) (aged 54)
Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England, UK
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Maureen Vane-Tempest-Stewart
(m. 1920; died 1942)
Children2
Parent(s)Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
Lady Alice Montagu
EducationEton College
ProfessionBarrister

Oliver Frederick George Stanley MC PC MP (4 May 1896 – 10 December 1950) was a prominent British Conservative politician who held many ministerial posts before his early death.