Godfrey Locker-Lampson
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Godfrey Lampson Tennyson Locker-Lampson MP
PC
(19 June 1875 – 1 May 1946) was a British Conservative
politician, poet and essayist.
and his second wife Hannah Jane Lampson, daughter of Sir Curtis Lampson
, he was educated at Cheam School
, Eton
and Trinity College, Cambridge
. His younger brother Oliver Locker-Lampson
was also a Conservative MP.
at The Hague
and St Petersburg (between 1898 and 1903) and then studied law at Lincoln's Inn
. He was called to the Bar in 1908, though never practised. He served with the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
from 1914 to 1916 and was briefly ADC
to Lt.-General Henry Hughes Wilson of IV Corps on the Western Front
, during which time he was said to have used his diplomatic skils to effect a rapprochement between Wilson and Lloyd George.
at the 1906 general election
, and served as Conservative
Member of Parliament for Salisbury
from 1910 to 1918, then Wood Green
from 1918 to 1935.
He was Parliamentary Private Secretary
to the Home Secretary
, Sir George Cave, in 1916-17, and to the Assistant Foreign Secretary, Lord Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
in 1918. He was a Charity Commission
er in 1922-3 and served in government as Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs from March 1923 to January 1924, and again from November 1924 to December 1925, when he represented the Office of Works
in the House of Commons. During this latter period his PPS
was Anthony Eden
at the Home Office and then briefly at the Foreign Office. He was Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
from December 1925 to June 1929. He was a member of the British Delegation to the League of Nations
at Geneva in 1928 and was appointed a Privy Counsellor
in the same year.
Member of Parliament
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PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(19 June 1875 – 1 May 1946) was a British Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician, poet and essayist.
Birth and education
The elder son of the poet Frederick LockerFrederick Locker-Lampson
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and his second wife Hannah Jane Lampson, daughter of Sir Curtis Lampson
Curtis Lampson
Sir Curtis Miranda Lampson, 1st Baronet , was an Anglo-American fur merchant, best remembered for his promotion of the transatlantic telegraph cable....
, he was educated at Cheam School
Cheam School
Cheam School is a preparatory school in Headley in the civil parish of Ashford Hill with Headley in the English county of Hampshire. It was founded in 1645 by the Reverend George Aldrich in Cheam, Surrey and has been in operation ever since....
, Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. His younger brother Oliver Locker-Lampson
Oliver Locker-Lampson
Commander Oliver Stillingfleet Locker-Lampson, CMG, DSO was a British politician and naval officer...
was also a Conservative MP.
Diplomatic and military service
He served for four years in the Foreign Office and in the Diplomatic ServiceDiplomatic service
Diplomatic service is the body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries. Diplomatic personnel enjoy diplomatic immunity when they are accredited to other countries...
at The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
and St Petersburg (between 1898 and 1903) and then studied law at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
. He was called to the Bar in 1908, though never practised. He served with the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom established in 1794. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of the TA was greatly reduced...
from 1914 to 1916 and was briefly ADC
Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
to Lt.-General Henry Hughes Wilson of IV Corps on the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)
Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne...
, during which time he was said to have used his diplomatic skils to effect a rapprochement between Wilson and Lloyd George.
Parliamentary career
He unsuccessfully contested ChesterfieldChesterfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Chesterfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The best-known MP was Tony Benn from 1984 to 2001...
at the 1906 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
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, and served as Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament for Salisbury
Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Salisbury is a county constituency centred on the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system....
from 1910 to 1918, then Wood Green
Wood Green (UK Parliament constituency)
Wood Green was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Wood Green area of North London. It which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:...
from 1918 to 1935.
He was Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...
to the Home Secretary
Home Secretary
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...
, Sir George Cave, in 1916-17, and to the Assistant Foreign Secretary, Lord Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood CH, PC, QC , known as Lord Robert Cecil from 1868 to 1923, was a lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom...
in 1918. He was a Charity Commission
Charity Commission
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales....
er in 1922-3 and served in government as Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs from March 1923 to January 1924, and again from November 1924 to December 1925, when he represented the Office of Works
Office of Works
The Office of Works was established in the English Royal household in 1378 to oversee the building of the royal castles and residences. In 1832 it became the Works Department within the Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings...
in the House of Commons. During this latter period his PPS
Parliamentary Private Secretary
A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...
was Anthony Eden
Anthony Eden
Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC was a British Conservative politician, who was Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957...
at the Home Office and then briefly at the Foreign Office. He was Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
|The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has been a junior position in the British government since 1782, subordinate to both the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and since 1945 also to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs...
from December 1925 to June 1929. He was a member of the British Delegation to the League of Nations
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
at Geneva in 1928 and was appointed a Privy Counsellor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in the same year.