Stafford Cripps

Sir Richard Stafford Cripps (1889-1952) was a Labour Party politician. He was educated at Winchester School and the University of London before becoming a barrister. He was knighted in 1930. He was Labour MP for East Bristol 1931-1950 and for South East Bristol in 1950. He was Solicitor-General 1930-1931, British Ambassador to the USSR, 1940-1942, Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons, 1942, Minister of Aircraft Production 1942-1945, President of the Board of Trade 1945-1947, Minister for Economic Affairs 1947, and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1947-1950.