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Sir Richard Stafford Cripps CH QC FRS (24 April 1889 – 21 April 1952) was a British Labour Party politician, barrister, and diplomat. A wealthy lawyer by background, he first entered Parliament at a by-election in January 1931 , and was one of a handful of Labour frontbenchers to retain his seat at the October general election that year .
Sir Stafford Cripps (born April 24, 1889, London, England—died April 21, 1952, Zürich, Switzerland) was a British statesman chiefly remembered for his rigid austerity program as chancellor of the exchequer (1947–50).
Stafford Cripps was born in 1889 in London to Charles Alfred Cripps and his wife Theresa. His father was a Conservative MP and later a Labour cabinet minister. After turning down a scholarship to New College, Oxford, in 1907 he studied for an MSc degree at University College, London.
Stafford Cripps was a man who ‘believed firmly’ and ‘did faithfully.’ He was one of the few to whom the opportunity was given to match his great qualities with the needs of a great hour—a critical hour in the history of Britain.
Apr 28, 2015 · Learn how Winston Churchill dealt with Stafford Cripps, a Labour Party socialist who wanted to lead Britain in World War II. Read about Cripps's ambitions, achievements, and downfall in this historical article by Jonathan Schneer.
May 11, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Sir Stafford Cripps, a prominent Labour politician and chancellor of the exchequer in the post-war Britain. Find out his views on socialism, his missions to Russia and India, and his role in the war cabinet.
Archive of Sir Stafford Cripps (1889-1952), lawyer, Labour MP for Bristol East, World War II Ambassador to the USSR and Chancellor of the Exchequer (Nov 1947-Oct 1950) and his wife Dame Isobel Cripps (1891-1979), overseas aid organiser.
