BLYTHSWOOD, LORD
Neg. No: (SF) G 8381 A
Neg. Size: 12"X15"
Neg. Date: 29-11-1923

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Subject: House Party at Blythswood House.

Sitters:
Front row L-R:

(1) Stanley Baldwin, later 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867-1947); Prime Minister 1923-1924, 1924-1929 and 1935-1937.
(2) Evelyn, Lady Blythswood, née Fletcher ( ); daughter of John Fletcher, of Saltoun; m. (1895) 4th Baron Blythswood.
(3) Mrs Stanley Baldwin, later Lucy, Countess Baldwin of Bewdley, née Ridsdale (d. 1945); eldest daughter of Edward Lucas J. Ridsdale, of Rottingdean; m. (1892) Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley.

Back row L-R:

(1) Hon. Lawrence Paul Methuen (1898- ); 3rd son of 3rd Baron Methuen.
(3) Archibald Campbell, 4th Baron Blythswood (1870-1929).
(6) Hon. Mrs Lawrence Paul Methuen-Campbell, née Olive Douglas-Campbell (1896-1940); only child of 4th Baron Blythswood; m. (1923) Hon. Lawrence Paul Methuen.

Date: 29 November 1923.

Occasion: The Prime Minister's visit to Glasgow during General Election campaign.

Location: Blythswood House, Renfrewshire, Scotland (seat of 4th Baron Blythswood).

Descr: FL.

Furniture & Props: -

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd, 11-21 Gordon St., Glasgow.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 2.

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References:

Biog:

(Stanley Baldwin) Dictionary of National Biography; Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; The Times, 15 December 1947, pp 4f & 6a;
(Mrs Stanley Baldwin) Burke's Peerage; The Times, 19 June 1945, p 6e;
(4th Baron Blythswood) Burke's Peerage; L.J.Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971, London, 1972;
(Hon. Mr and Mrs Lawrence P. Methuen) Burke's Peerage; Debrett's Peerage.

Occasion: The Times, 28 November 1923, p 12a & 29 November 1923, p 12a.

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