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Leopold Stennett Amery

(1873-1955), Politician; Secretary of State for India and writer

Sitter in 29 portraits
Amery was an advocate of Imperial unity, seeing the British Empire as a force for justice and progress in the world. He supported the evolution of the dominions into independent nations bound to Britain by many ties. He was chief correspondent for The Times during the 1899-1902 Boer War and remained on the staff of that paper until 1909. Entering Parliament in 1911, Amery was made a privy councillor in 1922. Apart from a period as First Lord of the Admiralty, he spent the rest of his career as a minister in imperial departments. In 1925, he created the Dominions Office, which later became the Commonwealth Relations Office. He was also Secretary of State for India and Burma (1940-5).

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Leopold Stennett Amery, by Sir David Low - NPG 5859

Leopold Stennett Amery

by Sir David Low
pencil, published in The Graphic 30 April 1927
NPG 5859

The Imperial War Cabinet, by Vandyk - NPG x32125

The Imperial War Cabinet

by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass negative, 25 June 1918
NPG x32125

The Imperial War Cabinet, by Vandyk - NPG x32126

The Imperial War Cabinet

by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass negative, 25 June 1918
NPG x32126

The Imperial War Cabinet, by Vandyk - NPG x32127

The Imperial War Cabinet

by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass negative, 25 June 1918
NPG x32127

The Imperial War Cabinet, by Vandyk - NPG x32124

The Imperial War Cabinet

by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass negative, 25 June 1918
NPG x32124

The Imperial War Cabinet, by Vandyk - NPG x130051

The Imperial War Cabinet

by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass negative, 25 June 1918
NPG x130051

Leopold Stennett Amery, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81106

Leopold Stennett Amery

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 23 November 1921
NPG x81106

Leopold Stennett Amery, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81107

Leopold Stennett Amery

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 23 November 1921
NPG x81107

Leopold Stennett Amery, by Cecil Beaton - NPG x14004

Leopold Stennett Amery

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1944
NPG x14004

Leopold Stennett Amery, by Tom Cottrell - NPG D2604

Leopold Stennett Amery

by Tom Cottrell
chromolithographic cigarette card, 1929
NPG D2604

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Leopold Stennett Amery

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 18 November 1918
NPG x158150

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