Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

The Right Honourable The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 14 December 1947 – 10 August 1958 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	The 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Succeeded by	The 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Member of Parliament for Paisley
In office 5 July 1945 – 14 December 1947
Preceded by	Joseph Maclay
Succeeded by	Douglas Johnston
Member of Parliament for Dudley
In office 30 May 1929 – 7 October 1931
Preceded by	Cyril Edward Lloyd
Succeeded by	Dudley Jack Barnato Joel
Personal details
Born	(1899-03-01)1 March 1899 St Ermin's Mansions, London, England
Died	10 August 1958(1958-08-10) (aged 59) Mile End, London, England
Political party	Labour
Domestic partner	John Boyle
Parents	Stanley Baldwin Lucy Ridsdale

Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1 March 1899 – 10 August 1958), known as Viscount Corvedale from 1937 to 1947, was a British socialist politician who had a career at political odds with his father, the Conservative prime minister Stanley Baldwin.

Educated at Eton, which he hated, Baldwin left as soon as he could. After serving in the army during the First World War he undertook various jobs, including a brief appointment as an officer in the Armenian army, and wrote journalism and books on a range of topics. He served two terms as a Labour Member of Parliament between 1929 and 1947.

Baldwin never achieved ministerial office in Britain. His last post was as Governor of the Leeward Islands, from 1948 to 1950.