List of awards and honours received by Stanley Baldwin
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Stanley Baldwin received numerous honours in recognition of his career in politics. These included:
Hereditary Peerage
Baldwin was elevated to the House of Lords on 8 June 1937, upon his standing down as Leader of the Conservative Party and from his seat in the House of Commons. He took the title of Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, with the subsidiary title of Viscount Corvedale, of Corvedale in the County of Salop. He sat with the Conservative Party.
Coat of arms
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Commonwealth honours
- Commonwealth Realms
| Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | 1897 – 14 December 1947 | Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcestershire | JP |
| United Kingdom | 5 June 1920 – 14 December 1947 | Member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council | PC |
 Canada | 2 August 1927 – 14 December 1947 | Member of the King's Privy Council for Canada | PC |
 England | 28 May 1937 – 14 December 1947 | Knight of the Order of the Garter | KG |
- Decorations and medals
| Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 12 May 1937 | King George VI Coronation Medal | |
Foreign honours
Other distinctions
Scholastic
- University Degrees
| Location | Date | School | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | Trinity College, Cambridge | Third-class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History | |
| England | Mason College | Metallurgy |
- Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships
| Location | Date | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland | 1923 – 1926 | University of Edinburgh | Rector |
| Scotland | 1928 – 1931 | University of Glasgow | Rector |
| Scotland | 1929 – 1947 | University of St Andrews | Chancellor |
| England | 1930 – 1947 | University of Cambridge | Chancellor |
| England | 1930 – 1947 | Girton College, Cambridge | Visitor |
- Honorary Degrees
| Location | Date | School | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 June 1923 | University of Cambridge | [2] |
| England | 1925 | University of Oxford | Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) [3] |
| England | 26 January 1934 | University of Liverpool | [4] |
Memberships and fellowships
| Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1927 – 14 December 1947 | Royal Society | Fellow (FRS) |
| United Kingdom | 1938 | Marylebone Cricket Club | President [5] |
Freedom of the City
Places named after Baldwin
Canada (British Columbia) Mount Stanley Baldwin (1927).