Oliver Stanley

Oliver Stanley
Member of the British Parliament
for Bristol West
In office
6 July 1945  10 December 1950
Preceded byCyril Culverwell
Succeeded bySir Walter Monckton
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office
22 November 1942  26 July 1945
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byViscount Cranborne
Succeeded byGeorge Hall
Secretary of State for War
In office
5 January 1940  11 May 1940
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterNeville Chamberlain
Preceded byLeslie Hore-Belisha
Succeeded byAnthony Eden
President of the Board of Trade
In office
28 May 1937  5 January 1940
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterNeville Chamberlain
Preceded byWalter Runciman
Succeeded bySir Andrew Duncan
Secretary of State for Transport
In office
22 February 1933  29 June 1934
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byJohn Pybus
Succeeded byLeslie Hore-Belisha
Member of the British Parliament
for Westmorland
In office
30 October 1924  5 July 1945
Preceded bySir John Weston
Succeeded byWilliam Fletcher-Vane
Personal details
Born(1896-05-04)4 May 1896
London, England, UK
Died10 December 1950(1950-12-10) (aged 54)
Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England, UK
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Maureen Vane-Tempest-Stewart
(m. 1920; died 1942)
Children2
Parent(s)Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
Lady Alice Montagu
EducationEton College
ProfessionBarrister

Oliver Frederick George Stanley (4 May 1896 – 10 December 1950) was a prominent British Conservative politician who held many ministerial posts before his early death.