Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet
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The Right Honourable Sir Laming Worthington-Evans Bt GBE |
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Worthington-Evans in 1921
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| Secretary of State for War | |
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In office 13 February 1921 – 19 October 1922 |
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| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Winston Churchill |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Derby |
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In office 6 November 1924 – 4 June 1929 |
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| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | Stephen Walsh |
| Succeeded by | Tom Shaw |
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| Born | 23 August 1868 |
| Died | 14 February 1931 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Gertrude Hale |
| Alma mater | None |
Sir Worthington Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet GBE PC (23 August 1868 – 14 February 1931) was a British Conservative politician.
Born Laming Evans, he was the son of Worthington Evans and Susanah Laming. He assumed the prefix surname of Worthington by Royal Licence in 1916, although he had been calling himself Worthington Evans (without a hyphen) for many years. He trained as a solicitor.
Worthington-Evans was commissioned into the part-time 2nd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers in 1891 and was promoted Lieutenant in 1893 and Captain in 1897. He served as temporary Major in the First World War.
Worthington-Evans unsuccessfully contested the Colchester constituency in 1906. He won the seat in January 1910, holding it until 1929, when he transferred to the London seat of Westminster St George's. He served in David Lloyd George's coalition government as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions from 1916 to 1918, as Minister of Blockade in 1918, as Minister of Pensions from 1919 to 1920, as Minister without Portfolio from 1920 to 1921 and as Secretary of State for War from 1921 to 1922. In 1919 he was sworn of the Privy Council.
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