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| 1799 | Birth |  |
| 29th Mar Prescot Birth of Edward Stanley |
| 1822 | Election | |
| 30th July 1st enters Parliament, as a Whig |
| 1824 | Speech | |
| 30th Mar London Maiden speech on the Manchester Gas Light Bill |
| 1826 | Birth | |
| 21st July Birth of Edward Henry Stanley |
| 1830 | Chief Secretary | |
| Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland |
| 1831 | Election | |
| Preston Elected Member of Parliament, calls himself "an old constitutional Whig" |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| 1833 | Secretary of Colonies | |
| Appointed Colonial Secretary |
| 1834 | Irish Church Establishment | |
| Joins the Conservatives , feels the Irish Church Establishment should be preserved |
| 1839 | Chief Whip | |
| London Appointed Chief Whip |
| 1841 | Birth | |
| 28th Jan Birth of Henry Morton Stanley |
| 1841 | Secretary of War | |
| Appointed Secretary for War & the Colonies by Sir Robert Peel |
| 1846 | Party Leader | |
| London Appointed Party leader of the Conservative Party |
| 1852 | Government | |
| 23rd Feb Forms a minority Tory Protectionist Government for 9 months |
| 1852 | Prime Minister | |
| 23rd Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| 1858 | Government | |
| 20th Feb Forms a minority Tory government of free traders & Peelites |
| 20th Feb Gladstone refuse to join the Government |
| 1858 | Prime Minister | |
| 20th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| 20th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| 1858 | Secretary of India | |
| Appointed Secretary for India, transfers the Government of India to the crown |
| 1864 | Dean | |
| Westminster Appointed Dean of Westminster |
| 1866 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| 1866 | Prime Minister | |
| 28th June Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term |
| 1867 | Birth | |
| Birth of Stanley Baldwin |
| 1869 | Death | |
| 13th Oct Death of Earl Stanley of Derby |
| 1871 | Discovery of Livingstone | |
| 11th Nov Ujiju Discovers Livingstone & makes the statement "Dr Livingstone I presume" |
| 1871 | Discovery of Nile | |
| 11th Nov Ujiju Discovers Livingstone & makes the statement "Dr Livingstone I presume" |
| 1874 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| 18th Feb Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| 1878 | Birth | |
| 15th Jan Birth of Frederick Arthur Stanley |
| 1878 | Secretary of War | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for War |
| 1882 | Secretary of Colonies | |
| Appointed Colonial Secretary |
| 1885 | Discovery of Africa | |
| Leopold II gives Stanley the task of expanding Belgium power in Africa |
| 1885 | Rule of Congo | |
| Helps establish the Congo Free State as a personal possession of the Belgium King |
| Congo Helps establish the Congo Free State as a personal possession of the Belgium King |
| 1885 | Secretary of War | |
| Appointed Colonial Secretary |
| 1886 | Leader of Liberal Unionists Stanley | |
| London Appointed leader of the Liberal Unionists in the Lords |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist Party | |
| Leaves the Conservative Party & joins the Liberal Unionist Party |
| 1886 | Peerage | |
| London Created Baron Stanley of Preston |
| 1886 | President | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| 1888 | Governor | |
| Appointed Governor General of Canada |
| 1893 | Death | |
| 21st April Death of Edward Henry Stanley |
| 1908 | Death | |
| 14th June Death of Frederick Arthur Stanley |
| 1908 | Election | |
| Bewdley Elected Member of Parliament for Bewdley, succeeds his father in the seat |
| 1915 | Birth | |
| 1st Feb Birth of Stanley Matthews |
| 1917 | Secretary of Finance | |
| Appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury |
| 1921 | President | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| 1922 | Carlton Club Meeting | |
| 19th Oct London Among the Conservatives who decide to leave the coaltion government by 188 to 85 votes |
| 1922 | Chancellor | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1922 | Election | |
| 19th Oct The Conservative Party decides to contest the election independently of the coaltion |
| 1923 | Election | |
| 8th Dec The Conservative Party wins 38% of votes cast, 258 MPs, & loses its majority |
| 1923 | Prime Minister | |
| 22nd May Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| 1923 | Rule of Turkey | |
| 22nd Oct The Allies terminate their occupation of Turkey |
| 1924 | Economy | |
| 4th Nov Promises "tranquility & prosperity in which to recuperate from the war" |
| 1924 | Election | |
| The Conservatives win 46.8% of votes cast & 412 MPs |
| 1924 | Prime Minister | |
| 4th Nov Appointed Prime Minister Great Britain, 2nd term |
| 1926 | State of Emergency | |
| May Declares a state of emergency during the general strike |
| 1926 | Strike | |
| Special constables & volunteers run essential services & troops maintain food supplies |
| The Samuel Report rejects nationalization of the mines & recommends a cut in wages |
| The Samuel Report sparks off the General Strike |
| May Declares a state of emergency during the general strike |
| 1st May The Miners go on strike |
| 3rd May The TUC calls a general strike in support of the Miners |
| 4th May 1st day of the General Strike |
| 4th May 4 million trades unionists are ordered at the General Council of the TUC to cease work |
| 12th May The last day of the General Strike, the miners stay out |
| 12th May The TUC unconditionally call off the general strike |
| 20th May The Miners Conference decides to continue with the strike |
| 19th Nov Last day of the Miners strike, forced back on the employer's terms |
| 1927 | Conference of Naval | |
| 20th June A Naval Disarmament Conference opens between the UK, USA & Japan |
| 1927 | Diplomacy | |
| Britain severs diplomatic relations with Russia |
| 1927 | Legislation | |
| London The Trades Disputes Act makes general strikes illegal |
| 1928 | Independence | |
| 20th Feb Britain recognizes the indepence of Trans jordan |
| 1928 | Reform | |
| 5th July The voting age for women is reduced from 30 to 21 |
| 1929 | Election | |
| Decides to go to the country on a policy of "safety first" |
| Goes to the country amidst high unemployment & industrial unrest |
| The Conservatives win 38.1% of votes cast & 260 MPs but are defeated by Labour |
| June Campaigns on an economic policy of "Safety First" |
| 1931 | Election | |
| The Conservative Party wins 60.7% of votes cast & 522 MPs |
| 1931 | Lord President | |
| Appointed Lord President of the Council |
| 1932 | Contract Matthews | |
| Stoke Signs professional terms with Stoke City FC |
| 1934 | Armament | |
| 19th July Announces a new air Defense program |
| 19th July Royal Air Force squadrons are to be increased by 41 |
| 1934 | Diplomacy | |
| April Japan issues the "Amu-Settlement", a "hands off" China warning to the USA & Britain |
| 1934 | International Caps | |
| International debut, scoring for the England side which beat Wales 4-0 |
| 1934 | Minister of Transport | |
| Appointed Minister of Trans port |
| 1934 | Reform | |
| 26th Mar Driving tests become mandatory |
| 1934 | Settlement Amu | |
| April Japan issues the "Amu-Settlement", a "hands off" China warning to the USA & Britain |
| 1935 | Armament | |
| 4th Mar Signs a White Paper to modernize equipment & increase estimates |
| 18th Mar The government protests about Germany's conscription & existence of the Luftwafe |
| 18th June German-British Fleet agreement, the German fleet is set to 35% of the British, supports the revision of the Versailles treaty and leads to some discomfort between France and Great Britain |
| 1935 | Constitution | |
| The Government of India Act, 11 British Indian provinces with parliaments are created |
| 1935 | Diplomacy | |
| 18th June German-British Fleet agreement, the German fleet is set to 35% of the British, supports the revision of the Versailles treaty and leads to some discomfort between France and Great Britain |
| 1935 | Election | |
| The Conservative Party wins 53.3% of votes cast & 429 MPs |
| 1935 | Legislation | |
| The Government of India Act, 11 British Indian provinces with parliaments are created |
| 1935 | Lord President | |
| June Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term |
| 1935 | Minister of Labour | |
| Appointed Minister of Labour |
| 1935 | Pact | |
| Baldwin's government negotiates the Hoare-Laval Pact, permits Itay to annex Ethiopia |
| 1935 | President | |
| 7th June Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| 1935 | Prime Minister | |
| 7th June Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4th term |
| 1935 | Rule of Ethiopia | |
| Baldwin's government negotiates the Hoare-Laval Pact, permits Itay to annex Ethiopia |
| 1936 | Abdication | |
| Baldwin's government negotiates the abdication of Edward VIII |
| 1936 | Committee Non Intervention | |
| 1st Aug France & Britain found the Committee of Non-Intervention |
| 1937 | Diplomacy | |
| 18th Nov London Italy & Britain make a "gentleman's agreement" not to upset the status quo in the Med |
| 1937 | International Caps | |
| Scores a hat-trick for 10-man England in a game against Czechoslovakia |
| 1937 | Peerage | |
| Bewdley Created Earl of Bewdley, 1st |
| 1937 | President | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| 1937 | Rule of Aden | |
| Aden becomes a crown colony |
| 1938 | Demonstrations | |
| Stoke Asks for a transfer, more than 3,000 fans attend a protest meeting and a further 1,000 demonstrate & Matthews stays |
| 1940 | Minister of Colonies | |
| Appointed Minister of the Colonies |
| 1940 | Minister of War | |
| Appointed Minister of War |
| 1947 | Death | |
| Death of Stanley Baldwin |
| 1953 | FA Cup | |
| Wins an FA Cup winners medal, the match is dubbed the 'Matthews Final' |
| 1956 | European Footballer of the Year | |
| Winner of the first ever European Footballer of the Year award |
| 1957 | Retirement | |
| 29th Sep Final international appearence for England, lasted 24 yrs |
| 1974 | Minister of State | |
| Appointed Minister of State for Northern Ireland |
| 1992 | FIFA Gold Merit Order | |
| Winner of the FIFA Gold Merit Order |
| 1999 | Death | |
| 7th Mar Death of Stanley Kubrick |
| 2000 | Death | |
| 23rd Feb Death of Stanley Matthews |
| 2002 | English Football Hall of Fame | |
| Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame |
