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{{Short description|British politician (1868–1931)}}
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'''Sir Worthington Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|GBE}} (23 August 1868 – 14 February 1931) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.
'''Sir Worthington Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet''' (23 August 1868 – 14 February 1931) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.


==Background and education==
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==Military career==
==Military career==
Worthington-Evans was commissioned into the part-time [[2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers]] in 1891 and was promoted [[Lieutenant]] in 1893 and [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] in 1897. He served as temporary Major in the [[First World War]].
Worthington-Evans was commissioned into the part-time [[2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers]] in 1891 and was promoted [[lieutenant]] in 1893 and [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in 1897. He served as temporary major in the [[First World War]].


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
Worthington-Evans unsuccessfully contested the [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester constituency]] in [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906]]. He won the seat in [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910]], holding it until 1929, when he transferred to the [[London]] seat of [[Westminster St George's (UK Parliament constituency)|Westminster St George's]]. He served in [[David Lloyd George]]'s coalition government as [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions]] from 1916 to 1918, as Minister of Blockade in 1918, as [[Minister of Pensions (Britain)|Minister of Pensions]] from 1919 to 1920, as [[Minister without Portfolio]] from 1920 to 1921 and as [[Secretary of State for War]] from 1921 to 1922. In 1919 he was sworn of the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]].
Worthington-Evans unsuccessfully contested the [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester constituency]] in [[1906 United Kingdom general election|1906]]. He won the seat in [[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|January 1910]].


Worthington-Evans was made a '''Baronet''', of Colchester in the County of Essex, in 1916. He served in [[David Lloyd George]]'s coalition government as [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions]] from 1916 to 1918, and as Minister of Blockade (not a member of the small wartime War Cabinet) in 1918.
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As with many Cabinet Ministers in the Lloyd George Coalition, Worthington-Evans declined office in [[Bonar Law]]'s new government when Lloyd George fell in October 1922. However alone amongst the "Coalition Conservatives" he accepted an invitation the following May when Law retired and was succeeded by [[Stanley Baldwin]]. He served under Baldwin as [[United Kingdom Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] between 1923 and 1924 and as Secretary of State for War between 1924 and 1929.


Whilst Worthington-Evans was Secretary of State for War he famously said "If the Arab population realised that the peaceful control of Mesopotamia ([[Iraq]]) ultimately depends on our intention of bombing women and children, I’m very doubtful if we shall gain that acquiescence of the fathers and husbands of Mesopotamia to which the Secretary of State for the Colonies ([[Winston Churchill]]) looks forward." He was one of the British delegates to the International Economic Conference at Genoa in 1922. He was a member of several Conservative and Unionist Party committees including the Policy committee which he chaired in 1927. He also served on various Cabinet Committees, including those relating to Northern Ireland, and Unemployment. He became chairman of the latter in August 1923. He was a member of the British delegation that negotiated the [[Anglo-Irish Treaty]].
In 1919 he was sworn of the [[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Council]], and served in Lloyd George's Cabinet as [[Minister of Pensions (Britain)|Minister of Pensions]] from 1919 to 1920, as [[Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom)|Minister without Portfolio]] from 1920 to 1921 and as [[Secretary of State for War]] from 1921 to 1922. Whilst Worthington-Evans was Secretary of State for War he famously said "If the Arab population realised that the peaceful control of Mesopotamia ([[Iraq]]) ultimately depends on our intention of bombing women and children, I’m very doubtful if we shall gain that acquiescence of the fathers and husbands of Mesopotamia to which the Secretary of State for the Colonies ([[Winston Churchill]]) looks forward." He was a member of the British delegation that negotiated the [[Anglo-Irish Treaty]]. He was one of the British delegates to the [[Genoa Conference (1922)|International Economic Conference at Genoa]] in 1922. He was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|GBE]] in 1922.


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As with many Cabinet Ministers in the Lloyd George Coalition, Worthington-Evans declined office in [[Bonar Law]]'s new government when [[Carlton Club meeting|Lloyd George fell in October 1922]]. Alone amongst the "Coalition Conservatives" he accepted an invitation the following May when Law retired and was succeeded by [[Stanley Baldwin]]. He served under Baldwin as [[United Kingdom Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] between May 1923 and January 1924. He also served on various Cabinet Committees, including those relating to Northern Ireland and Unemployment. He became chairman of the latter in August 1923.
Worthington-Evans was made a '''Baronet''', of Colchester in the County of Essex, in 1916 and appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|GBE]] in 1922.

Worthington-Evans also served in Baldwin's second government (1924-29) as Secretary of State for War. He was a member of several Conservative and Unionist Party committees including the Policy committee which he chaired in 1927.

At the [[1929 United Kingdom general election]] he transferred to the [[London]] seat of [[Westminster St George's]]. His death caused the [[1931 Westminster St George's by-election]] at which the seat was won by [[Duff Cooper]], a result seen as an endorsement of the continued leadership of [[Stanley Baldwin]].


==Family==
==Family==
He married Gertrude Hale in 1898 and had one son and one daughter. He died in February 1931, aged 62, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, William. The papers of Worthington-Evans (from 1895-1931) are held at the [[Bodleian Library]], [[University of Oxford]].
He married Gertrude Hale in 1898 and had one son and one daughter. He died in February 1931, aged 62, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, William. The papers of Worthington-Evans (from 1895 to 1931) are held at the [[Bodleian Library]], [[University of Oxford]].


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Latest revision as of 16:46, 2 December 2024

The Right Honourable
Sir Laming Worthington-Evans
Bt GBE
Secretary of State for War
In office
13 February 1921 – 19 October 1922
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byWinston Churchill
Succeeded byThe Earl of Derby
In office
6 November 1924 – 4 June 1929
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Preceded byStephen Walsh
Succeeded byTom Shaw
Personal details
Born(1868-08-23)23 August 1868
Colchester
Died14 February 1931(1931-02-14) (aged 62)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseGertrude Hale
Alma materNone

Sir Worthington Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet (23 August 1868 – 14 February 1931) was a British Conservative politician.

Background and education

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Born Laming Evans, he was the son of Worthington Evans and Susanah Laming. He assumed the prefix surname of Worthington by Royal Licence in 1916, although he had been calling himself Worthington Evans (without a hyphen) for many years. He trained as a solicitor.

Military career

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Worthington-Evans was commissioned into the part-time 2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers in 1891 and was promoted lieutenant in 1893 and captain in 1897. He served as temporary major in the First World War.

Political career

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Worthington-Evans unsuccessfully contested the Colchester constituency in 1906. He won the seat in January 1910.

Worthington-Evans was made a Baronet, of Colchester in the County of Essex, in 1916. He served in David Lloyd George's coalition government as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions from 1916 to 1918, and as Minister of Blockade (not a member of the small wartime War Cabinet) in 1918.

In 1919 he was sworn of the Privy Council, and served in Lloyd George's Cabinet as Minister of Pensions from 1919 to 1920, as Minister without Portfolio from 1920 to 1921 and as Secretary of State for War from 1921 to 1922. Whilst Worthington-Evans was Secretary of State for War he famously said "If the Arab population realised that the peaceful control of Mesopotamia (Iraq) ultimately depends on our intention of bombing women and children, I’m very doubtful if we shall gain that acquiescence of the fathers and husbands of Mesopotamia to which the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Winston Churchill) looks forward." He was a member of the British delegation that negotiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty. He was one of the British delegates to the International Economic Conference at Genoa in 1922. He was appointed a GBE in 1922.

As with many Cabinet Ministers in the Lloyd George Coalition, Worthington-Evans declined office in Bonar Law's new government when Lloyd George fell in October 1922. Alone amongst the "Coalition Conservatives" he accepted an invitation the following May when Law retired and was succeeded by Stanley Baldwin. He served under Baldwin as Postmaster General between May 1923 and January 1924. He also served on various Cabinet Committees, including those relating to Northern Ireland and Unemployment. He became chairman of the latter in August 1923.

Worthington-Evans also served in Baldwin's second government (1924-29) as Secretary of State for War. He was a member of several Conservative and Unionist Party committees including the Policy committee which he chaired in 1927.

At the 1929 United Kingdom general election he transferred to the London seat of Westminster St George's. His death caused the 1931 Westminster St George's by-election at which the seat was won by Duff Cooper, a result seen as an endorsement of the continued leadership of Stanley Baldwin.

Family

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He married Gertrude Hale in 1898 and had one son and one daughter. He died in February 1931, aged 62, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, William. The papers of Worthington-Evans (from 1895 to 1931) are held at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.

Sources

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  • Who Was Who
  • Dictionary of National Biography
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Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Westminster St George's
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1916–1918 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Blockade
1918 		Office abolished
Preceded by Minister of Pensions
1919–1920 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of State for War
1921–1922 		Succeeded by
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1923–1924 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of State for War
1924–1929 		Succeeded by
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W. A. Doman and William Lang
 Editor of the Financial News
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Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Colchester)
1916–1931 		Succeeded by
William Worthington-Evans
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