Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

Edward Alfred Alexander Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (born 3 January 1938) is a British educator, hereditary peer and former Crossbench member of the House of Lords.[1] He was a member of the House from 1976 until his retirement in 2018.

Lord Baldwin of Bewdley was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied modern languages and law. Before entering Trinity he served from 1956 until 1958 in the armed forces. Between 1970 and 1987 he served in a variety of education positions, lastly as education officer for Oxfordshire (1980-1987).

His grandfather was Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[2] His paternal grandmother was Lucy Baldwin. In 1970 he married Sarah James (died in 2001), with whom he had three sons:

  1. Hon Benedict Alexander Stanley Baldwin, styled Viscount Corvedale (b. 28 Dec 1973)
  2. Hon James Conrad Baldwin (b. 13 Mar 1976)
  3. Hon Mark Thomas Maitland Baldwin (b. 24 Jul 1980)[3]

Works

  • Philip Williamson, Edward Baldwin, eds. (2004). Baldwin Papers: A Conservative Statesman, 1908-1947. University of Durham. ISBN 978-0-521-58080-9.

Arms

References

  1. ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 6583". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  2. ↑ http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=978-0-521-58080-9&ss=fro%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  3. ↑ "Baldwin of Bewdley, Earl (UK, 1937)". Cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Arthur Baldwin		 Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
1976–present		 Incumbent


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