Henry Betterton, 1st Baron Rushcliffe
| The Right Honourable The Lord Rushcliffe GBE, PC | |
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| Minister of Labour | |
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In office 25 August 1931 – 29 June 1934 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay Macdonald |
| Preceded by | Margaret Bondfield |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Oliver Stanley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1872 |
| Died | 18 November 1949 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Violet Gilliat (d. 1947) (2) Inez Lubbock (d. 1955) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Henry Bucknall Betterton, 1st Baron Rushcliffe, GBE, PC (15 August 1872 – 18 November 1949), known as Sir Henry Betterton, Bt, between 1929 and 1935, was a British barrister and Conservative politician. He served as Minister of Labour under Ramsay Macdonald between 1931 and 1934.
Background and education
Betterton was the son of Henry Inman Betterton, of Woodville, Leicestershire, and Agnes, daughter of Samuel Bucknall. He was educated at Rugby and Christ Church, Oxford, and was called to the Bar, Inner Temple, in 1896.[1] He practiced for some years at the Chancery Bar.
Political career
Betterton was elected Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe in Nottingham in 1918.[1][2] He served under Stanley Baldwin as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour between 1923 and 1924 and again between 1924 and 1929.[1] When the National Government was formed in 1931 he was sworn of the Privy Council[3] and made Minister of Labour under Ramsay Macdonald,[4] a post he held until 1934,[1] when he also retired from the House of Commons.[1]
Betterton was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1918[5] and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1920.[6] He was made a Baronet, of Blackfordby in the County of Leicester,[7] in 1929 and raised to the peerage as Baron Rushcliffe, of Blackfordby in the County of Leicester, in 1935.[8] In 1941 he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.[1]
Family
Lord Rushcliffe was twice married. He married firstly Violet, daughter of J. G. Gilliat, in 1912. They had two daughters. After her death in October 1947 he married secondly Inez Alfreda, daughter of Alfred Lubbock and widow of Sir Harold Edward Snagge, in 1948. Rushcliffe died in November 1949, aged 77, when the baronetcy and barony became extinct. His second wife died in May 1955.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Henry Bucknall Betterton, 1st and last Baron Rushcliffe". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ↑ "House of Commons: Rochester to Ryedale". Leighrayment.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33770. p. 7239. 10 November 1931.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33748. p. 5617. 28 August 1931.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30460. p. 374. 4 January 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31840. p. 3761. 26 March 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33523. p. 5144. 6 August 1929.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34128. p. 693. 29 January 1935.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Betterton
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Leif Jones |
Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe 1918 – 1934 |
Succeeded by Ralph Assheton |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Archibald Boyd-Carpenter |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour 1923 – 1924 |
Succeeded by Margaret Bondfield |
| Preceded by Margaret Bondfield |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour 1924 – 1929 |
Succeeded by Jack Lawson |
| Preceded by Margaret Bondfield |
Minister of Labour 1931 – 1934 |
Succeeded by Hon. Oliver Stanley |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Blackfordby) 1929 – 1949 |
Extinct |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Rushcliffe 1935 – 1949 |
Extinct |