Arthur Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

Arthur Windham Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (22 March 1904 5 July 1976) was a British businessman, RAF officer, and author. His books included a combative defence of the posthumous reputation of his father, Stanley Baldwin, the former prime minister of the UK, in which he severely criticised several leading historians of the time.

The Right Honourable
The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
10 August 1958  5 July 1976
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Succeeded byThe 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Personal details
Born(1904-03-22)22 March 1904
Kensington, London, England
Died5 July 1976(1976-07-05) (aged 72)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Spouse
Joan Elspeth Tomes
(m. 1936)
RelationsOliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (brother)
ChildrenEdward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Parents
  • Stanley Baldwin (father)
  • Lucy Ridsdale (mother)
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
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