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[[Major]] '''Sir Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter''' (26 March 1873 – 27 May 1937) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician.
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| office = [[Paymaster General]]
| term_start = May 1923
| term_end = January 1924
| predecessor = [[William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford|William Joynson-Hicks]]
| successor = [[Harry Gosling]]
| primeminister = [[Stanley Baldwin]]
| office1 = [[Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty]]
| term_start1 = May 1923
| term_end1 = January 1924
| predecessor1 = [[Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell|Bolton Eyres-Monsell]]
| successor1 = [[Charles Ammon, 1st Baron Ammon|Charles Ammon]]
| primeminister1 = [[Stanley Baldwin]]
| office2 = [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]]
| term_start2 = March 1923
| term_end2 = May 1923
| predecessor2 = [[John Hills (politician)|John Hills]]
| successor2 = [[William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford|William Joynson-Hicks]]
| primeminister2 = [[Bonar Law]]
| office3 = [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour]]
| term_start3 = November 1922
| term_end3 = March 1923
| predecessor3 = [[Anderson Montague-Barlow]]
| successor3 = [[Henry Betterton, 1st Baron Rushcliffe|Henry Betterton]]
| primeminister3 = [[Bonar Law]]
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Chertsey]]
| term_start4 = 27 October 1931
| term_end4 = 27 May 1937
| predecessor4 = [[Philip Richardson|Sir Philip Richardson, Bt]]
| successor4 = [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]]
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)|Coventry]]
| term_start5 = 29 October 1924
| term_end5 = 10 May 1929
| predecessor5 = [[A. A. Purcell]]
| successor5 = [[Philip Noel-Baker]]
| office6 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford North]]
| term_start6 = 14 December 1918
| term_end6 = 16 November 1923
| predecessor6 = ''Constituency established''
| successor6 = [[Walter Rea, 1st Baron Rea|Walter Rea]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1873|3|26|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1937|5|27|1873|3|26|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Harrogate]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England
| nationality = British
| father = [[William Boyd-Carpenter]]
| education = [[Harrow School]]
| alma_mater = [[Balliol College, Oxford]]
| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Annie Dugdale|1907}}
| children = 2, including [[John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter|John]]
| allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| branch = {{army|United Kingdom}}
| rank = [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]]
| battles = [[Second Boer War]]<br />[[World War I]]
}}
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[[Major (rank)|Major]] '''Sir Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter''' (26 March 1873 – 27 May 1937) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician.


==Career==
==Career==


The fourth son of [[William Boyd-Carpenter]], [[Bishop of Ripon (modern diocese)|Bishop of Ripon]] and [[Dean and Canons of Westminster|Canon of Westminster]], Archibald Boyd-Carpenter was educated at [[Harrow School]] and at [[Balliol College, Oxford]], where he was Secretary and President of the [[Oxford Union]].<ref name="obit" /> Following college he worked for three years in the editorial staff of the [[Yorkshire Post]].<ref name="obit" />
The fourth son of [[William Boyd-Carpenter]], [[Bishop of Ripon (modern diocese)|Bishop of Ripon]] and [[Dean and Canons of Westminster|Canon of Westminster]], Archibald Boyd-Carpenter was educated at [[Harrow School]] and at [[Balliol College, Oxford]], where he was Secretary and President of the [[Oxford Union]].<ref name="obit" /> Following college he worked for three years in the editorial staff of the ''[[Yorkshire Post]]''.<ref name="obit" />


With the start of the [[Second Boer War]] in late 1899, Boyd-Carpenter volunteered for active service and was commissioned with the [[Imperial Yeomanry]], seeing service in South Africa attached to the [[Highland Light Infantry]].<ref name="obit" /> He was promoted to [[Captain (BARM)|captain]] on 17 April 1901, and was from 1901 to 1902 Staff Captain to Major-General [[Charles Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham|Lord Chesham]], and Brigadier General [[Herbert Belfield]] while they served as Inspector general of Imperial Yeomanry. For his service in the war, he was [[mentioned in despatches]] and awarded the [[Queen's South Africa Medal|Queen's medal]] (with 3 clasps) and the [[King's South Africa Medal|King's medal]] (with 2 clasps). After the war ended in June 1902, he returned home with Belfield in the ''SS Kinfauns Castle'' leaving [[Cape Town]] two months later,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The Army in South Africa – Return of Troops|day_of_week=Thursday |date=14 August 1902 |page_number=8 |issue=36846| }}</ref> and relinquished his commission in the Imperial Yeomanry in October 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27491 |page=7013 |date=4 November 1902}}</ref> He later served in the [[First World War]].
With the start of the [[Second Boer War]] in late 1899, Boyd-Carpenter volunteered for active service and was commissioned with the [[Imperial Yeomanry]], seeing service in South Africa attached to the [[Highland Light Infantry]].<ref name="obit" /> He was promoted to [[Captain (BARM)|captain]] on 17 April 1901, and was from 1901 to 1902 Staff Captain to Major-General [[Charles Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham|Lord Chesham]], and Brigadier General [[Herbert Belfield]] while they served as Inspector general of Imperial Yeomanry. For his service in the war, he was [[mentioned in dispatches]] and awarded the [[Queen's South Africa Medal|Queen's medal]] (with 3 clasps) and the [[King's South Africa Medal|King's medal]] (with 2 clasps). After the war ended in June 1902, he returned home with Belfield in the ''SS Kinfauns Castle'' leaving [[Cape Town]] two months later,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The Army in South Africa – Return of Troops|date=14 August 1902 |page=8 |issue=36846| }}</ref> and relinquished his commission in the Imperial Yeomanry in October 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27491 |page=7013 |date=4 November 1902}}</ref> He later served in the [[First World War]].


He was Mayor of [[Harrogate]], 1909–1910 and 1910–1911; Alderman of the Borough and represented Harrogate in [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]] [[County Council]], 1910–1919. He was elected as Conservative [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford North]] from 1918 to 1923, for [[Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)|Coventry]] from 1924 to 1929 and for [[Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Chertsey]] from 1931.
He was Mayor of [[Harrogate]], 1909–1910 and 1910–1911; Alderman of the Borough and represented Harrogate in [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]] [[County Council]], 1910–1919. He was elected as Conservative [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford North]] from 1918 to 1923, for [[Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)|Coventry]] from 1924 to 1929 and for [[Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Chertsey]] from 1931.


Boyd-Carpenter held ministerial office as [[Parliamentary Secretary]] to the [[Ministry of Labour (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Labour]] from November 1922 until March 1923, [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]] from March to May 1923, Parliamentary and [[Financial Secretary]] to the [[Admiralty]] and [[Paymaster-General]] from May 1923 until January 1924. Boyd-Carpenter was knighted in 1926.<ref name="obit" />
Boyd-Carpenter held ministerial office as [[Parliamentary Secretary]] to the [[Ministry of Labour (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Labour]] from November 1922 until March 1923, [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]] from March to May 1923, Parliamentary and [[Financial Secretary]] to the [[Admiralty (United Kingdom)|Admiralty]] and [[Paymaster General]] from May 1923 until January 1924. Boyd-Carpenter was knighted in 1926.<ref name="obit" />


Boyd-Carpenter married Annie Dugdale in 1907 and they had a son and daughter, he died on 27 May 1937 in Harrogate, aged 64.<ref name="obit">"Sir Archibald Boyd Carpenter, M.P." Times [London, England] 28 May 1937: 18. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 September 2013.</ref> His son, [[John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter|John]], was also a Conservative MP and Minister.
Boyd-Carpenter married Annie Dugdale in 1907 and they had a son and daughter. He died on 27 May 1937 in Harrogate, aged 64.<ref name="obit">"Sir Archibald Boyd Carpenter, M.P." Times [London, England] 28 May 1937: 18. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 September 2013.</ref> His son, [[John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter|John]], was also a Conservative MP and Minister.


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Latest revision as of 22:05, 15 January 2024

Sir Archibald Boyd-Carpenter
Paymaster General
In office
May 1923 – January 1924
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Preceded byWilliam Joynson-Hicks
Succeeded byHarry Gosling
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
In office
May 1923 – January 1924
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Preceded byBolton Eyres-Monsell
Succeeded byCharles Ammon
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
March 1923 – May 1923
Prime MinisterBonar Law
Preceded byJohn Hills
Succeeded byWilliam Joynson-Hicks
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour
In office
November 1922 – March 1923
Prime MinisterBonar Law
Preceded byAnderson Montague-Barlow
Succeeded byHenry Betterton
Member of Parliament
for Chertsey
In office
27 October 1931 – 27 May 1937
Preceded bySir Philip Richardson, Bt
Succeeded byArthur Marsden
Member of Parliament
for Coventry
In office
29 October 1924 – 10 May 1929
Preceded byA. A. Purcell
Succeeded byPhilip Noel-Baker
Member of Parliament
for Bradford North
In office
14 December 1918 – 16 November 1923
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byWalter Rea
Personal details
Born(1873-03-26)26 March 1873
Died27 May 1937(1937-05-27) (aged 64)
Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Annie Dugdale
​
(m. 1907)​
Children2, including John
Parent
EducationHarrow School
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
RankCaptain
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
World War I

Major Sir Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter (26 March 1873 – 27 May 1937) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Career

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The fourth son of William Boyd-Carpenter, Bishop of Ripon and Canon of Westminster, Archibald Boyd-Carpenter was educated at Harrow School and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was Secretary and President of the Oxford Union.[1] Following college he worked for three years in the editorial staff of the Yorkshire Post.[1]

With the start of the Second Boer War in late 1899, Boyd-Carpenter volunteered for active service and was commissioned with the Imperial Yeomanry, seeing service in South Africa attached to the Highland Light Infantry.[1] He was promoted to captain on 17 April 1901, and was from 1901 to 1902 Staff Captain to Major-General Lord Chesham, and Brigadier General Herbert Belfield while they served as Inspector general of Imperial Yeomanry. For his service in the war, he was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Queen's medal (with 3 clasps) and the King's medal (with 2 clasps). After the war ended in June 1902, he returned home with Belfield in the SS Kinfauns Castle leaving Cape Town two months later,[2] and relinquished his commission in the Imperial Yeomanry in October 1902.[3] He later served in the First World War.

He was Mayor of Harrogate, 1909–1910 and 1910–1911; Alderman of the Borough and represented Harrogate in West Riding County Council, 1910–1919. He was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford North from 1918 to 1923, for Coventry from 1924 to 1929 and for Chertsey from 1931.

Boyd-Carpenter held ministerial office as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour from November 1922 until March 1923, Financial Secretary to the Treasury from March to May 1923, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty and Paymaster General from May 1923 until January 1924. Boyd-Carpenter was knighted in 1926.[1]

Boyd-Carpenter married Annie Dugdale in 1907 and they had a son and daughter. He died on 27 May 1937 in Harrogate, aged 64.[1] His son, John, was also a Conservative MP and Minister.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Sir Archibald Boyd Carpenter, M.P." Times [London, England] 28 May 1937: 18. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 September 2013.
  2. ^ "The Army in South Africa – Return of Troops". The Times. No. 36846. London. 14 August 1902. p. 8.
  3. ^ "No. 27491". The London Gazette. 4 November 1902. p. 7013.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for Bradford North
1918–1923 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Coventry
1924–1929 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Chertsey
1931–1937 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour
Nov 1922 – Mar 1923 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Financial Secretary to the Treasury
March 1923 – May 1923 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
May 1923 – Jan 1924 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Paymaster General
May 1923 – Jan 1924 		Succeeded by
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