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Sir Richard Stafford Cripps CH QC FRS (24 April 1889 – 21 April 1952) was a British Labour Party politician, barrister, and diplomat. A wealthy lawyer by background, he first entered Parliament at a by-election in January 1931 , and was one of a handful of Labour frontbenchers to retain his seat at the October general election that ...
Richard Stafford Cripps (Londres, 24 de abril de 1889-Zürich, 21 de abril de 1952) fue un político británico laborista, Chancellor of the Exchequer entre noviembre de 1947 y octubre de 1950.
20 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Stafford Cripps (born April 24, 1889, London, England—died April 21, 1952, Zürich, Switzerland) was a British statesman chiefly remembered for his rigid austerity program as chancellor of the exchequer (1947–50).
Sir Richard Stafford Cripps. Date of birth: 24 Apr 1889. City of birth: London. Country of birth: England. Date of death: 21 Apr 1952. Location of death: Bircher Benner Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland. About: Stafford Cripps was born in 1889 in London to Charles Alfred Cripps and his wife Theresa.
Stafford Cripps was a man who ‘believed firmly’ and ‘did faithfully.’ He was one of the few to whom the opportunity was given to match his great qualities with the needs of a great hour—a critical hour in the history of Britain.
Overview. Richard Stafford Cripps. (b. 1889) Quick Reference. (b. London, 24 Apr. 1889; d. Zürich, 21 Apr. 1952) British; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1947–50; Kt. 1930 The son of the first Lord Parmoor, Cripps was educated at Winchester and University College, London.
It cannot have reassured the Astors and the Wolmers that Stafford Cripps began his career as the official Government leader of the House on February 25 by laying ruthless hands upon the sacred...
