Philip Snowden Country Life Magazine Portrait August 31 1929

Philip Snowden Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, August 31 1929. LXVI No. 1702

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of Philip Snowden, a leading figure in British political life.

• Identity: The Right Hon. Philip Snowden (1864–1937), a senior Labour politician and member of the Privy Council.
• Political Career: He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer twice—first in 1924 and again from 1929 to 1931 under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
• Parliamentary Service: He was a Member of Parliament for Blackburn (1906–1918) and later for Colne Valley (1922–1931).
• Economic Policy: Known as the “Iron Chancellor”, he was noted for his firm commitment to balanced budgets, free trade, and financial orthodoxy.
• Political Break: In 1931, during a major financial crisis, he joined the National Government, leading to his expulsion from the Labour Party.
• Later Honours: He was created 1st Viscount Snowden in 1931 and later served as Lord Privy Seal before retiring from public life.
• Family: He married Ethel Annakin in 1905, who was herself a notable political figure and writer.

This is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.

Size: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)

Condition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.

This original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.