Leopold Stennett Amery

Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery (22 November 1873 - 16 September 1955), was a British statesman and Conservative politician.

He was born in Gorakhpur, India, and was educated at Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford. During the Boer War was a correspondent for the Times, and later edited the Times History of the South African War. In 1911 he was elected as a Conservative MP for Sparkbrook, Birmingham. As an under-secretary in Lloyd George's national government he helped draft the Balfour Declaration (1917). He was First Lord of the Admiralty (1922 - 1924) under Andrew Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin then later Colonial Secretary (1924 - 1929).

In the 1930's Amery along with Winston Churchill was a bitter critic of appeasement, often openly attacking his own party. He famously attacked Chamberlain's government in 1940 after the failure to save Norway, quoting Oliver Cromwell at the end:

"You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go".

During World War II he was Secretary of State for India. On his retirment Amery published his autobiography, My Political Life (1955).

His son, John Amery (1912 - 1945), had a troubled early life and between 1942 and 1945 made pro-Nazi broadcasts from Berlin. After the war he was tried and executed for treason.

Preceded by: The Lord Lee of Fareham	First Lord of the Admiralty 1922–1924	Followed by: The Viscount Chelmsford
Preceded by: James Henry Thomas	Secretary of State for the Colonies 1924–1929	Followed by: Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 1925–1929	Followed by: The Marquess of Zetland	Secretary of State for India 1940–1945	Followed by: The Lord Pethick-Lawrence