Law, Andrew Bonar (1858-1923), served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from October 1922 to May 1923. He entered Parliament in 1900 as representative for Glasgow Blackfriars in the House of Commons. Law became leader of the Conservative Party in 1911. In December 1916, he refused the king’s offer to try to form a new cabinet. He then served under Prime Minister David Lloyd George as chancellor of the exchequer, the official who prepares the annual budget. In 1922, Law and other Conservatives forced Lloyd George’s resignation. Law resigned after just 209 days in office due to ill health.
Law was born on Sept. 16, 1858, in New Brunswick, Canada. He moved to Scotland when he was 12. He married Annie Pitcairn Robley in 1891, and the couple had six children. The two oldest sons were killed in action during World War I (1914-1918). Law died in London on Oct. 30, 1923.
