Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor

The Lord Parmoor
Leader of the House of Lords
In office
7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byThe Marquess of Salisbury
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Reading
Lord President of the Council
In office
7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byThe Earl of Balfour
Succeeded byStanley Baldwin
In office
22 January 1924 – 3 November 1924
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byThe Marquess of Salisbury
Succeeded byThe Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
16 January 1914 – 30 June 1941
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byPeerage created
Succeeded byThe 2nd Lord Parmoor
Member of Parliament
for Wycombe
In office
10 February 1910 – 16 January 1914
Preceded byArnold Herbert
Succeeded byWilliam Baring du Pré
Member of Parliament
for Stretford
In office
26 February 1901 – 8 February 1906
Preceded bySir John Maclure, 1st Baronet
Succeeded byHarry Nuttall
Member of Parliament
for Stroud
In office
7 August 1895 – 24 October 1900
Preceded byDavid Brynmor Jones
Succeeded byCharles Allen
Personal details
Born(1852-10-03)3 October 1852
Died30 June 1941(1941-06-30) (aged 88)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Labour
Spouse(s)(1) Theresa Potter (d. 1893)
(2) Marian Ellis (d. 1952)
Children4, including Stafford
RelativesPeggy Cripps (granddaughter)
Kwame Anthony Appiah (great-grandson)
Alma materNew College, Oxford
"Vicar General". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1902.

Charles Alfred Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor, KCVO, PC, KC (3 October 1852 – 30 June 1941) was a British politician who crossed the floor from the Conservative to the Labour Party and was a strong supporter of the League of Nations and of Church of England causes.