State for War. He was a member of several Conservative and Unionist Party committees including the Policy committee which he chaired in 1927. At the 1929 United Kingdom general election he transferred to the London seat of Westminster St George's. His death caused the 1931 Westminster St George's by-election at which the seat was won by Duff Cooper, a result seen as an endorsement of the continued leadership of Stanley Baldwin. Family He married Gertrude Hale in 1898 and had one son and one daughter. He died in February 1931, aged 62, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, William. The papers of Worthington-Evans (from 1895 to 1931) are held at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. Sources Who Was Who Dictionary of National Biography External links Bodleian Library, holdings of personal papers Laming Worthington-Evans on 'How to Vote at the Election' - sound recording from the British Library 1868 births 1931 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Royal Artillery officers Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom British Secretaries of State Secretaries of State for War (UK) United Kingdom Postmasters General Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 Worthington-Evans, Laming, 1st Baronet British Army personnel of World War I