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| order1 = [[Secretary of State for Employment|Minister of Labour]]
| term_start1 = 6 November 1924
| term_start1 = 1918
| term_end1 = 4 June 1929
| term_end1 = 1929
| monarch1 = [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]]
| monarch1 = [[George V]]
| primeminister1 = [[Stanley Baldwin]]
| primeminister1 = [[H.H. Asquith]] <br /> [[David Lloyd George]]
| predecessor1 = [[Tom Shaw (politician)|Tom Shaw]]
| predecessor1 = ''Position established''
| successor1 = [[Margaret Bondfield]]
| successor1 = [[George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie|George Younger]]
| birth_date = 5 July 1876
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| spouse = Mary Maitland
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| monarch2 = [[George V]]
| primeminister2 = [[Stanley Baldwin]]
| successor2 = [[Margaret Bondfield]]
| predecessor2 = [[Tom Shaw (politician)|Tom Shaw]]
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[[File:The grave of Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, St Ninian's Churchyard, Stirling.png|thumb|The grave of Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, St Ninian's Churchyard, Stirling]]
'''Sir Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland, 1st Baronet''' (5 July 1876 – 30 March 1935) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician. He was the first [[Chairman of the Conservative Party]] from 1911 to 1916 and held junior office from 1915 to 1919 in [[David Lloyd George]]'s coalition government. From 1924 to 1929 he was [[Secretary of State for Employment|Minister of Labour]] under [[Stanley Baldwin]], with a seat in the cabinet.
'''Sir Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland, 1st Baronet''' (5 July 1876 – 30 March 1935) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician. He was the first [[Chairman of the Conservative Party]] from 1911 to 1916 and held junior office from 1915 to 1919 in [[David Lloyd George]]'s coalition government. From 1924 to 1929 he was [[Secretary of State for Employment|Minister of Labour]] under [[Stanley Baldwin]], with a seat in the cabinet.


==Background and education==
==Background and education==
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The second son of Emmeline, daughter of General Henry Drummond, and Colonel E. H. Steel, Steel-Maitland was educated at [[Rugby School|Rugby]] and at [[Balliol College, Oxford]], where he was a classical Scholar and Eldon Scholar in 1899. He gained first class honours in classics and law, and became a Fellow of [[All Souls College]] in 1900. He was Secretary, Junior Treasurer and President of the [[Oxford Union Society]], and rowed against Cambridge in 1899. His brother, Col. Richard Steel, was concerned with MIO during the war.
The second son of Mary Emmeline Eden Drummond, daughter of General Henry Drummond, and Colonel Edward Harris Steel, Steel-Maitland was educated at [[Rugby School|Rugby]] and at [[Balliol College, Oxford]], where he was a classical Scholar and [[Eldon Scholarship|Eldon Scholar]] in 1899. He gained first class honours in classics and law, and became a Fellow of [[All Souls College]] in 1900. He was Secretary, Junior Treasurer and President of the [[Oxford Union Society]], and rowed against Cambridge in 1899. His brother, Col. Richard Steel, was concerned with MIO during the war.


==Political career==
==Political career==
Steel-Maitland unsuccessfully contested [[Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)|Rugby]] in 1906, and was a Special Commissioner to the [[Royal Commission]] on the Poor Laws from 1906 to 1907. He was elected as Member of Parliament for [[Birmingham East (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham East]] in 1910, a seat he held until 1918,<ref>{{Rayment-hc|b|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> and then represented [[Birmingham Erdington (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Erdington]] from 1918 to 1929<ref>{{Rayment-hc|e|2|date=March 2012}}</ref> and [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]] from 1929 until 1935.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|t|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> He was the first [[Chairman of the Conservative Party]] from 1911 to 1916, and founded the [[Unionist Social Reform Committee]] in 1911.
Steel-Maitland was appointed an assistant private secretary (unpaid) to the [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]], [[Charles Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee|Charles Ritchie]], in October 1902.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Appointments |date=17 October 1902 |page=8 |issue=36901}}</ref> He unsuccessfully contested [[Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)|Rugby]] in 1906, and was a Special Commissioner to the [[Royal Commission]] on the Poor Laws from 1906 to 1907. He was elected as Member of Parliament for [[Birmingham East (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham East]] in 1910, a seat he held until 1918,<ref>{{Rayment-hc|b|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> and then represented [[Birmingham Erdington (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Erdington]] from 1918 to 1929<ref>{{Rayment-hc|e|2|date=March 2012}}</ref> and [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]] from 1929 until 1935.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|t|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> He was the first [[Chairman of the Conservative Party]] from 1911 to 1916, and founded the [[Unionist Social Reform Committee]] in 1911.


Steel-Maitland served under [[David Lloyd George]] as [[Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies]] from 1915 to 1917. The latter year he was created a '''Baronet''', of Sauchie in the County of Stirling.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30261 |date=31 August 1917 |page=9029 }}</ref> He then held office under Lloyd George as [[Secretary for Overseas Trade]] in his capacity as Head of the Department of Overseas Trade (Development and Intelligence) from 1917 to 1919. In 1924 he was sworn of the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32989 |date=7 November 1924 |page=8041 }}</ref> and appointed [[Secretary of State for Employment|Minister of Labour]] under [[Stanley Baldwin]], with a seat in the cabinet, a post he retained until the government fell in June 1929.
Steel-Maitland served under [[David Lloyd George]] as [[Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies]] from 1915 to 1917. The latter year he was created a '''Baronet''', of Sauchie in the County of Stirling.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30261 |date=31 August 1917 |page=9029 }}</ref> He then held office under Lloyd George as [[Secretary for Overseas Trade]] in his capacity as Head of the Department of Overseas Trade (Development and Intelligence) from 1917 to 1919. In 1924 he was sworn of the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32989 |date=7 November 1924 |page=8041 }}</ref> and appointed [[Secretary of State for Employment|Minister of Labour]] under [[Stanley Baldwin]], with a seat in the cabinet, a post he retained until the government fell in June 1929.


==Other==
Steel-Maitland was awarded honorary degrees of LLD by the [[University of Edinburgh]] and the [[University of St Andrews]].
Steel-Maitland was awarded honorary degrees of LL.D. by the [[University of Edinburgh]] and the [[University of St Andrews]].{{cn|date=October 2022}}


==Legacy==
A new residential area of Erdington Birmingham had a road named after Arthur Steel-Maitland in December 2016
A new residential area of Erdington, Birmingham had a road named after Arthur Steel-Maitland in December 2016.{{cn|date=October 2022}}


==Family==
==Family==
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Steel-Maitland married Mary, daughter of Sir James Ramsay-Gibson Maitland, 4th Baronet, of Barnton and Sauchie, in 1901. He died in March 1935, aged 58, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Arthur.
Steel-Maitland married Mary, daughter of Sir [[James Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland]], 4th Baronet, of Barnton and Sauchie, in 1901. He died in March 1935, aged 58, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Arthur.


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The Right Honourable
Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland
Bt
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office
1918–1929
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterH.H. Asquith
David Lloyd George
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGeorge Younger
Minister for Labour
In office
6 November 1924 – 4 June 1929
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Preceded byTom Shaw
Succeeded byMargaret Bondfield
Personal details
Born5 July 1876 (1876-07-05)
Died30 March 1935 (1935-03-31) (aged 58)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseMary Maitland
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
The grave of Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, St Ninian's Churchyard, Stirling

Sir Arthur Herbert Drummond Ramsay Steel-Maitland, 1st Baronet (5 July 1876 – 30 March 1935) was a British Conservative politician. He was the first Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1911 to 1916 and held junior office from 1915 to 1919 in David Lloyd George's coalition government. From 1924 to 1929 he was Minister of Labour under Stanley Baldwin, with a seat in the cabinet.

Background and education[edit]

The second son of Mary Emmeline Eden Drummond, daughter of General Henry Drummond, and Colonel Edward Harris Steel, Steel-Maitland was educated at Rugby and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was a classical Scholar and Eldon Scholar in 1899. He gained first class honours in classics and law, and became a Fellow of All Souls College in 1900. He was Secretary, Junior Treasurer and President of the Oxford Union Society, and rowed against Cambridge in 1899. His brother, Col. Richard Steel, was concerned with MIO during the war.

Political career[edit]

Steel-Maitland was appointed an assistant private secretary (unpaid) to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Ritchie, in October 1902.[1] He unsuccessfully contested Rugby in 1906, and was a Special Commissioner to the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws from 1906 to 1907. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Birmingham East in 1910, a seat he held until 1918,[2] and then represented Birmingham Erdington from 1918 to 1929[3] and Tamworth from 1929 until 1935.[4] He was the first Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1911 to 1916, and founded the Unionist Social Reform Committee in 1911.

Steel-Maitland served under David Lloyd George as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1915 to 1917. The latter year he was created a Baronet, of Sauchie in the County of Stirling.[5] He then held office under Lloyd George as Secretary for Overseas Trade in his capacity as Head of the Department of Overseas Trade (Development and Intelligence) from 1917 to 1919. In 1924 he was sworn of the Privy Council[6] and appointed Minister of Labour under Stanley Baldwin, with a seat in the cabinet, a post he retained until the government fell in June 1929.

Other[edit]

Steel-Maitland was awarded honorary degrees of LL.D. by the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews.[citation needed]

Legacy[edit]

A new residential area of Erdington, Birmingham had a road named after Arthur Steel-Maitland in December 2016.[citation needed]

Family[edit]

Steel-Maitland married Mary, daughter of Sir James Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland, 4th Baronet, of Barnton and Sauchie, in 1901. He died in March 1935, aged 58, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Arthur.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Appointments". The Times. No. 36901. London. 17 October 1902. p. 8.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
  5. ^ "No. 30261". The London Gazette. 31 August 1917. p. 9029.
  6. ^ "No. 32989". The London Gazette. 7 November 1924. p. 8041.

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