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{{Short description|English politician (1912–1993)}}
[[Angus Maude]], [[Baron Maude]] PC ([[ 8 Sep, 1912- 9 Nov, 1993]]), was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|conservative]] politician and [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|British cabinet]] member from [[1979]] until [[1981]]. He represented the constituency of [[Stratford-on-Avon]] from a by-election in [[1963]] until [[1983]]. Created Baron Maude of Stratford-on-Avon in September 1983.
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'''Angus Edmund Upton Maude, Baron Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon''', {{postnominals|country=UK|size=100|commas=on|TD|PC}} (8 September 1912 – 9 November 1993) was an English [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. A [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) from 1950 to 1958 and from 1963 to 1983, he served as a [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|cabinet minister]] from 1979 to 1981. He was the father of former Conservative MP [[Francis Maude]].<ref name=indy>{{cite news |last1=Cosgrave |first1=Patrick |title=Obituary: Lord Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-lord-maude-of-stratforduponavon-1503438.html |access-date=21 April 2022 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=11 November 1993}}</ref>


==Early life==
Maude was shadow aviation spokesman, but was sacked in [[1967]] by [[Edward Heath]] after criticising party policy. When [[Margaret Thatcher]] became leader, she brought him back into the fold after having played a key role in Mrs. Thatcher's bid for the leadership in [[1975]]. When she came to power in May [[1979]] he was appointed to the position of [[Paymaster-General]] with a seat in the cabinet but resigned relatively soon in January [[1981]]. This was partly done to make room for his son, Francis Maude whose political career was getting under way. He gave up his seat at the [[1983]] [[UK general election]] and was elevated to the [[House of Lords]] as Baron Maude of Stratford-on-Avon later that year. He died in [[1993]].
Maude was born at 44 Temple Fortune Lane, Hendon, Middlesex, the only child of Alan Hamer Maude (1885–1979), journalist and army officer, and Dorothy Maude Upton, daughter of Frederic Upton, a civil servant.<ref name="auto">{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-44629|title=Maude, Angus Edmund Upton, Baron Maude of Stratford upon Avon (1912–1993), journalist and politician|year=2004|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/44629|last1=Garnett|first1=Mark}}</ref> He was educated, mainly in Classics, at [[Rugby School]], then attended [[Oriel College, Oxford]], where he obtained a second-class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics in 1933.<ref name="auto"/> He became a journalist and author, working on ''[[The Times]]'' (1933–34) and the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' (1934–39).<ref name="auto"/>


Maude fought in the [[Second World War]]. He was captured in North Africa, becoming a POW in Italy. He was later moved to Germany, where he was freed by forces under General [[George S. Patton]].
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==Parliamentary career==
Maude was elected [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Ealing South (UK Parliament constituency)|Ealing South]] at the [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950 general election]]. He continued to work in journalism, and was Director of the Conservative Political Centre from 1951 to 1955. In 1958, he resigned his seat<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=41369 |date=22 April 1958 |page=2539}}</ref> to become editor of ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', a post which he held until 1961. He attempted to return to Parliament, at first being beaten by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]'s [[Guy Barnett (British politician)|Guy Barnett]] by 704 votes in [[1962 South Dorset by-election|a 1962 by-election]] at [[South Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|South Dorset]], where the Conservative vote was split. He was then elected to represent the constituency of [[Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency)|Stratford-on-Avon]] in a [[1963 Stratford by-election|a by-election in 1963]], where he remained until retiring in 1983.

Maude was shadow aviation spokesman, but was sacked in 1967 by [[Edward Heath]] after criticising party policy. When [[Margaret Thatcher]] became leader, she brought him back into the fold after he played a key role in her bid for the leadership in 1975. When she came to power in May 1979, he was appointed to the position of [[Paymaster General]] with a seat in the cabinet, with Thatcher saying "I was anxious to have Angus Maude in the Cabinet to benefit from his years of political experience, his sound views, and his acid wit."<ref>[[Margaret Thatcher]], ''[[The Downing Street Years]]'' ([[HarperCollins]], 1993), p. 29.</ref> However, Maude resigned relatively soon afterward, in January 1981, following which he received a [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=48542 |date=3 March 1981 |page=3087}}</ref>

Maude was a friend of the Rev. [[Ian Paisley]].<ref>Patrick Marrinan (1973). ''Paisley. Man of Wrath'' (Tralee, Anvil), p. 229</ref>

==House of Lords==
Maude gave up his seat at the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]], and was elevated to the [[House of Lords]] as a [[life peer]] on 19 September 1983, taking the title '''Baron Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon''', of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] in the County of [[Warwickshire]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=49486 |date=22 September 1983 |page=12397}}</ref> He died in 1993.

He was nicknamed "[[The Mekon]]" because of his prominent forehead and overbearing manner.<ref>[[Hugo Young|Young, Hugo]], ''The Hugo Young Papers: Thirty Years of British Politics – Off the Record''</ref>

==Writings==

In 1949 Maude co-authored a book "The English Middle Classes" with English writer and [[small press]] printer [[Roy Lewis]],

* {{cite book|first1=Roy|last1=Lewis|title=The English Middle Classes |orig-year=1949 |edition=US|year=1950 |author2-link=Angus Maude |first2=Angus |last2=Maude |place=London}}

In 1955 Maude co-authored a book "The Biography of a Nation" with fellow Conservative MP, [[Enoch Powell]].

* {{cite book|first1=Enoch |last1=Powell |title=Biography of a Nation |orig-year=1955 |edition=second |year=1970 |author2-link=Angus Maude |first2=Angus |last2=Maude |place=London |isbn=0-212-98373-3}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/uk_politics/04/thatchers_government/html/maude.stm Thatcher's First Cabinet]
* {{Hansard-contribs | mr-angus-maude | Angus Maude }}

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Latest revision as of 01:44, 1 December 2024

The Right Honourable
The Lord Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon
TD PC
Paymaster General
In office
4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byShirley Williams
Succeeded byFrancis Pym
Member of Parliament
for Stratford-on-Avon
In office
15 August 1963 – 13 May 1983
Preceded byJohn Profumo
Succeeded byAlan Howarth
Member of Parliament
for Ealing South
In office
23 February 1950 – 18 April 1958
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byBrian Batsford
Personal details
Born(1912-09-08)8 September 1912
Hendon, Middlesex, England
Died9 November 1993(1993-11-09) (aged 81)
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Barbara Sutcliffe
​
(m. 1946)​
Children3, including Francis
Alma materOriel College, Oxford

Angus Edmund Upton Maude, Baron Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon, TD, PC (8 September 1912 – 9 November 1993) was an English Conservative Party politician. A Member of Parliament (MP) from 1950 to 1958 and from 1963 to 1983, he served as a cabinet minister from 1979 to 1981. He was the father of former Conservative MP Francis Maude.[1]

Early life

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Maude was born at 44 Temple Fortune Lane, Hendon, Middlesex, the only child of Alan Hamer Maude (1885–1979), journalist and army officer, and Dorothy Maude Upton, daughter of Frederic Upton, a civil servant.[2] He was educated, mainly in Classics, at Rugby School, then attended Oriel College, Oxford, where he obtained a second-class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics in 1933.[2] He became a journalist and author, working on The Times (1933–34) and the Daily Mail (1934–39).[2]

Maude fought in the Second World War. He was captured in North Africa, becoming a POW in Italy. He was later moved to Germany, where he was freed by forces under General George S. Patton.

Parliamentary career

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Maude was elected Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Ealing South at the 1950 general election. He continued to work in journalism, and was Director of the Conservative Political Centre from 1951 to 1955. In 1958, he resigned his seat[3] to become editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, a post which he held until 1961. He attempted to return to Parliament, at first being beaten by the Labour Party's Guy Barnett by 704 votes in a 1962 by-election at South Dorset, where the Conservative vote was split. He was then elected to represent the constituency of Stratford-on-Avon in a a by-election in 1963, where he remained until retiring in 1983.

Maude was shadow aviation spokesman, but was sacked in 1967 by Edward Heath after criticising party policy. When Margaret Thatcher became leader, she brought him back into the fold after he played a key role in her bid for the leadership in 1975. When she came to power in May 1979, he was appointed to the position of Paymaster General with a seat in the cabinet, with Thatcher saying "I was anxious to have Angus Maude in the Cabinet to benefit from his years of political experience, his sound views, and his acid wit."[4] However, Maude resigned relatively soon afterward, in January 1981, following which he received a knighthood.[5]

Maude was a friend of the Rev. Ian Paisley.[6]

House of Lords

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Maude gave up his seat at the 1983 general election, and was elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer on 19 September 1983, taking the title Baron Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon, of Stratford-upon-Avon in the County of Warwickshire.[7] He died in 1993.

He was nicknamed "The Mekon" because of his prominent forehead and overbearing manner.[8]

Writings

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In 1949 Maude co-authored a book "The English Middle Classes" with English writer and small press printer Roy Lewis,

  • Lewis, Roy; Maude, Angus (1950) [1949]. The English Middle Classes (US ed.). London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

In 1955 Maude co-authored a book "The Biography of a Nation" with fellow Conservative MP, Enoch Powell.

References

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  1. ^ Cosgrave, Patrick (11 November 1993). "Obituary: Lord Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon". The Independent. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Garnett, Mark (2004). "Maude, Angus Edmund Upton, Baron Maude of Stratford upon Avon (1912–1993), journalist and politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/44629. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "No. 41369". The London Gazette. 22 April 1958. p. 2539.
  4. ^ Margaret Thatcher, The Downing Street Years (HarperCollins, 1993), p. 29.
  5. ^ "No. 48542". The London Gazette. 3 March 1981. p. 3087.
  6. ^ Patrick Marrinan (1973). Paisley. Man of Wrath (Tralee, Anvil), p. 229
  7. ^ "No. 49486". The London Gazette. 22 September 1983. p. 12397.
  8. ^ Young, Hugo, The Hugo Young Papers: Thirty Years of British Politics – Off the Record
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