were called in to form a government. In the subsequent
, the Liberals won an enormous majority. Campbell-Bannerman was succeeded by Herbert Henry Asquith in 1908.
This Liberal government, supported also by 29 Labour Members of Parliament, is best known for having introduced social legislation such as Old Age Pensions and Unemployment Insurance for a part of the working population. For many working people, for whom in old age the threat of the workhouse was very real, these represented a very significant change.
Although the government lost a great deal of support by the two general elections of 1910, they managed to hold on by dint of support from the
. After early mismanagement during the First World War, particularly the failure of the Dardanelles Campaign, Asquith was forced to bring the
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Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom and the Head of Her Majesty's Government...
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First Lord of the TreasuryThe First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the commission exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom, and is usually—but not always—also the Prime Minister. Currently, the office is held by Gordon Brown...
and Leader of the House of CommonsThe Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons...
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Sir Henry Campbell-BannermanSir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, GCB was a British Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister from 5 December 1905 until resigning due to ill health on 3 April 1908...
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5 December 1905 |
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H. H. AsquithHerbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...
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5 April 1908 – 25 May 1915 |
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Chancellor of the ExchequerThe Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. Often simply called The Chancellor, the office-holder controls HM Treasury and plays a role akin to the posts of Minister of Finance or Secretary of the...
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H. H. AsquithHerbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...
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10 December 1905 |
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David Lloyd GeorgeDavid Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British statesman and the only Welsh Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; he is also the only one to have spoken English as a second language, Welsh having been his first.During a long tenure of office, mainly as Chancellor of the...
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12 April 1908 |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
George Whiteley George Whiteley, 1st Baron Marchamley PC was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was Member of Parliament for Stockport from 1893 until 1900, and for Pudsey from 1900 until 1908...
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12 December 1905 |
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| Joseph Pease |
3 June 1908 |
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| Master of Elibank Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, 1st Baron Murray of Elibank PC , styled Master of Elibank between 1871 and 1912, was a Scottish nobleman and Liberal politician. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H...
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14 February 1910 |
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| Percy Illingworth Percy Holden Illingworth was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.Illingworth was the third and youngest son of Henry Illingworth, of Bradford, a member of an old Yorkshire family, and his wife Mary, daughter of Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet. Albert Illingworth, 1st Baron Illingworth,...
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7 August 1912 |
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| John Gulland John William Gulland was a British Liberal Party politician.Gulland entered Parliament as Member for Dumfries Burghs in 1906. He was a junior Lord of the Treasury from 1909 until 1915, when he was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury upon the unexpected death of Percy Illingworth...
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24 January 1915 |
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| Financial Secretary to the Treasury Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the UK Treasury. It is the 4th most significant Ministerial role within the Treasury after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and the Paymaster General...
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Reginald McKennaReginald McKenna was a British banker and Liberal. He notably served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the premiership of H. H. Asquith.-Background and education:...
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12 December 1905 |
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| Walter Runciman Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford PC was a prominent Liberal, later National Liberal politician in the United Kingdom from the 1900s until the 1930s.-Background:...
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29 January 1907 |
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| Charles Hobhouse |
12 April 1908 |
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| Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood PC was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as Secretary for Scotland between 1912 and 1916 and as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between July and December 1916...
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23 October 1911 |
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| Charles Masterman |
13 February 1912 |
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| Edwin Montagu |
11 February 1914 |
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| Francis Dyke Acland Sir Francis Dyke Acland, 14th Baronet was a British Liberal politician.The son of the 13th Baronet, Acland was educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford...
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3 February 1915 |
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| Junior Lords of the Treasury In the United Kingdom, there are at least six Lords of the Treasury who serve concurrently. Traditionally, this board consists of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Second Lord of the Treasury, and four or more junior lords .Strictly they are commissioners for exercising the office of Lord High...
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Herbert Lewis Sir John Herbert Lewis was a British Liberal politician.Born at Mostyn Quay, Flintshire, was one of 5 sons of Enoch Lewis and Elizabeth Roberts, he resided at Plas Penucha, Caerwys, Flintshire....
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18 December 1905 – 7 July 1909 |
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| Joseph Pease |
18 December 1905 – 3 June 1908 |
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Freeman Freeman-ThomasMajor Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon was a British Liberal politician, cricketer, scouting pioneer and administrator who, between 1926 and 1931 served as the Governor General of Canada, and between 1931 and 1936 served as the 32nd Viceroy and Governor-General of India, in both...
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21 December 1905 – 2 February 1906 |
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| Cecil Norton Cecil William Norton, 1st Baron Rathcreedan , was a British Liberal Party politician.Norton was the son of William Norton, Rector of Baltinglass, Ireland. He was elected to the House of Commons for Newington West in 1892, a seat he held until 1916, and served under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and...
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21 December 1905 – 7 July 1909 |
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| John Fuller Sir John Michael Fleetwood Fuller, 1st Baronet KCMG , was a British Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator....
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2 February 1906 – 27 February 1907 |
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| John Henry Whitley John Henry Whitley , often known as J. H. Whitley, was a respected and successful British politician whose life and career spanned a period of significant social change, from roots in the heart of the Industrial Revolution through to the inter-war period.- Family and early career :John Henry...
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27 February 1907 – 20 February 1910 |
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| Oswald Partington Oswald Partington, 2nd Baron Doverdale was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.The son of mill-owner Edward Partington and born in Bury, he was elected at the 1900 general election as Member of Parliament for High Peak constituency in Derbyshire, and held the seat through two further...
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7 July 1909 – 19 January 1911 |
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| John Gulland John William Gulland was a British Liberal Party politician.Gulland entered Parliament as Member for Dumfries Burghs in 1906. He was a junior Lord of the Treasury from 1909 until 1915, when he was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury upon the unexpected death of Percy Illingworth...
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7 July 1909 – 24 January 1915 |
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| William Wedgwood Benn Air Commodore William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate PC, DSO, DFC was a British Liberal politician who later joined the Labour Party. He was Secretary of State for India between 1929 and 1931 and Secretary of State for Air between 1945 and 1945...
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20 February 1910 – 25 May 1915 |
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| Ernest Soares Sir Ernest Joseph Soares , was a British solicitor and Liberal politician.Soares was the son of José Luís Xavier Soares, a Liverpool merchant of Portuguese or Brazilian origin, and was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he read law. He was a partner in Allen, Prestage and Soares,...
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20 February 1910 – 16 April 1911 |
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| Percy Illingworth Percy Holden Illingworth was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.Illingworth was the third and youngest son of Henry Illingworth, of Bradford, a member of an old Yorkshire family, and his wife Mary, daughter of Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet. Albert Illingworth, 1st Baron Illingworth,...
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28 February 1910 – 7 August 1912 |
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| William Jones William Jones was a British Liberal Party politician.Jones entered the House of Commons for Arfon in the 1895 general election and served in the Liberal administration of H. H. Asquith as a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1911 to 1915. He died in office in May 1915.-References:...
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19 January 1911 – 25 May 1915 |
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Frederick Edward GuestFrederick Edward Guest CBE DSO PC , often known as Freddie Guest, was a British politician best known for being Chief Whip of Prime Minister David Lloyd George's Coalition Liberal Party between 1917 and 1921...
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16 April 1911 – 21 February 1912 |
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| Sir Arthur Haworth Sir Arthur Adlington Haworth, 1st Baronet , was a British businessman and Liberal politician.He was born in Eccles, Lancashire, and was the eldest son of Abraham Haworth of Altrincham. He was educated at Rugby School before going into business in Manchester. He became a senior partner in James...
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23 February 1912 – 16 April 1912 |
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| Henry Webb Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Webb, 1st Baronet was a British Liberal Party politician who was Member of Parliament for Forest of Dean and Cardiff East , and as Junior Lord of the Treasury .- Biography :Educated at Lausanne and Paris, he trained as a mining engineer and became a...
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16 April 1912 – 25 May 1915 |
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| Cecil Beck Sir Arthur Cecil Tyrrell Beck was a British Liberal Party politician.Beck was educated at Haileybury and the University of Cambridge....
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3 February 1915 – 25 May 1915 |
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| Walter Rea Walter Russell Rea, 1st Baron Rea , was a British merchant banker and Liberal politician.Rea was the son of Russell Rea. He was elected to the House of Commons for Scarborough in 1906, a seat he held until 1918, and served under H. H. Asquith as a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1915 to 1916...
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3 February 1915 – 25 May 1915 |
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Lord ChancellorThe Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...
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The Lord Loreburn |
10 December 1905 |
created Earl of Loreburn 4 July 1911 |
| The Viscount Haldane |
10 June 1912 |
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| Lord President of the Council The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above the Lord Privy Seal. The Lord President has the responsibility of presiding over meetings of the Privy Council...
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The Earl of CreweRobert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG , PC , known as the Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as the Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....
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10 December 1905 |
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| The Lord Tweedmouth Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth KT, PC was a British Liberal Party statesman who served in various capacities in the Liberal governments of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.-Background:...
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12 April 1908 |
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The Viscount WolverhamptonHenry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton PC , was a British solicitor and Liberal politician.-Background:Wolverhampton was born in Sunderland but moved to Wolverhampton and practiced as a solicitor...
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13 October 1908 |
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| The Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC , styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...
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16 June 1910 |
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The Viscount Morley of BlackburnJohn Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM, PC was a British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor.-Early life:...
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3 November 1910 |
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| The Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC , styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...
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5 August 1915 |
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Lord Privy SealThe Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state...
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The Marquess of RiponGeorge Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon KG, GCSI, CIE, PC , known as Viscount Goderich from 1833 to 1859 and as the Earl de Grey and Ripon from 1859 to 1871, was a British politician who served in every Liberal cabinet from 1861 until his death forty-eight years later.-Background...
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10 December 1905 |
also Leader of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, most often Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal or Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Leader of the House takes charge of the government's...
10 December 1905-14 April 1908 |
The Earl of CreweRobert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG , PC , known as the Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as the Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....
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9 October 1908 |
also Leader of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, most often Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal or Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Leader of the House takes charge of the government's...
; created Marquess of Crewe 3 July 1911 |
| The Earl Carrington |
23 October 1911 |
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The Marquess of CreweRobert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG , PC , known as the Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as the Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....
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13 February 1912 |
also Leader of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, most often Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal or Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Leader of the House takes charge of the government's...
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| Secretary of State for the Home Department |
Herbert Gladstone Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone GCB, GCMG, GBE, PC was a British Liberal statesman. He was Home Secretary from 1905 to 1910 and Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1914.-Background:...
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10 December 1905 |
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Winston ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer...
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14 February 1910 |
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Reginald McKennaReginald McKenna was a British banker and Liberal. He notably served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the premiership of H. H. Asquith.-Background and education:...
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23 October 1911 |
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| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department -Non-Permanent and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries for the Home Department, 1782-present:*April 1782: Evan Nepean*April 1782: Thomas Orde*July 1782: Henry Strachey*April 1783: George North*February 1784: Hon. John Townshend*June 1789: Scrope Bernard...
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Herbert SamuelHerbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:...
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12 December 1905 |
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| Charles Masterman |
7 July 1909 |
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| Ellis Ellis-Griffith Sir Ellis Jones Ellis-Griffith, 1st Baronet PC KC , was a British barrister and Liberal politician.Born in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Ellis-Griffith was the son of Thomas Morris Griffith, a builder. He was educated at University College, Aberystwyth, the University of London and Downing College,...
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19 February 1912 |
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| Cecil Harmsworth |
4 February 1915 |
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| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs |
Sir Edward GreyEdward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon KG, PC, FZL, DL , better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British statesman.-Family and early life:...
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10 December 1905 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs |
Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice |
18 December 1905 |
created Baron Fitzmaurice 9 January 1906 |
| Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood PC was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as Secretary for Scotland between 1912 and 1916 and as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between July and December 1916...
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19 October 1908 |
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| Francis Dyke Acland Sir Francis Dyke Acland, 14th Baronet was a British Liberal politician.The son of the 13th Baronet, Acland was educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford...
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23 October 1911 |
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| Neil Primrose |
4 February 1915 |
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| Secretary of State for the Colonies The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. The position was first created in 1768 to deal with the increasingly troublesome North American colonies...
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The Earl of ElginVictor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine, KG GCSI, GCIE, PC , known as Lord Bruce until 1863, was a British statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1894 to 1899.-Background and education:...
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10 December 1905 |
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The Earl of CreweRobert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG , PC , known as the Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as the Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....
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12 April 1908 |
also Leader of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, most often Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal or Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Leader of the House takes charge of the government's...
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| Lewis Harcourt |
3 November 1910 |
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| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State....
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Winston ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer...
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12 December 1905 |
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| Jack Seely John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone CB, CMG, DSO, PC, TD was a British soldier and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1900 to 1904 and a Liberal MP from 1904 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1924...
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12 April 1908 |
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| The Lord Lucas of Crudwell |
23 March 1911 |
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| The Lord Emmott Alfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott GCMG, GBE, PC was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.-Background and education:...
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23 October 1911 |
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| The Lord Islington |
10 August 1915 |
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Secretary of State for WarThe position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a British cabinet-level position, first applied to Henry Dundas . In 1801 the post became that of Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. The position was re-instated in 1854...
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Richard Burdon Haldane |
10 December 1905 |
created Viscount Haldane 27 March 1911 |
| Jack Seely John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone CB, CMG, DSO, PC, TD was a British soldier and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1900 to 1904 and a Liberal MP from 1904 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1924...
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12 June 1912 |
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H. H. AsquithHerbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...
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30 March 1914 |
also Prime Minister |
| The Earl Kitchener |
5 August 1914 |
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| Under-Secretary of State for War The position of Under-Secretary of State for War was a British government position, first applied to Evan Nepean . In 1801 the offices for War and the Colonies were merged and the post became that of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies...
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The Earl of Portsmouth Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth , known as Viscount Lymington until 1891, was a British Liberal politician....
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12 December 1905 |
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| The Lord Lucas of Crudwell |
12 April 1908 |
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| Jack Seely John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone CB, CMG, DSO, PC, TD was a British soldier and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1900 to 1904 and a Liberal MP from 1904 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1924...
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23 March 1911 |
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Harold TennantHarold John Tennant PC was a Scottish Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland under his brother-in-law H. H...
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14 June 1912 |
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| Financial Secretary to the War Office Financial Secretary to the War Office was an office of the British government, the financial secretary of the War Office department.The post was combined with that of Under-Secretary of State for War from 17 April 1947....
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Thomas Buchanan Thomas Ryburn Buchanan was a Scottish Liberal politician and bibliophile.Buchanan was born in Glasgow and educated at Sherborne School and Balliol College, Oxford. He later became a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and was called to the Bar...
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14 December 1905 |
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| Francis Dyke Acland |
12 April 1908 |
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| Charles Mallet Sir Charles Edward Mallet , was a British historian and Liberal politician.Mallet was returned to Parliament for Plymouth in 1906. In March 1910 Prime Minister H. H...
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4 March 1910 |
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| Francis Dyke Acland |
31 January 1911 |
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Harold TennantHarold John Tennant PC was a Scottish Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland under his brother-in-law H. H...
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25 October 1911 |
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| Harold Trevor Baker |
14 June 1912 |
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| Secretary of State for India The office of Secretary of State for India, or India Secretary, was created in 1858 when Company rule in India ended and British India was brought under direct British administration ....
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John MorleyJohn Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM, PC was a British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor.-Early life:...
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10 December 1905 |
created Viscount Morley of Blackburn 2 May 1908 |
The Earl of CreweRobert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG , PC , known as the Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as the Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....
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3 November 1910 |
also Leader of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, most often Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal or Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Leader of the House takes charge of the government's...
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The Viscount Morley of BlackburnJohn Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM, PC was a British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor.-Early life:...
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7 March 1911 |
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The Earl of CreweRobert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG , PC , known as the Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as the Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....
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25 May 1911 |
also Leader of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, most often Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal or Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Leader of the House takes charge of the government's...
; created Marquess of Crewe 3 July 1911 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India This is a list of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State and Permanent Under-Secretaries of State at the India Office during the period of British rule between 1866 and 1948, and for Burma from 1858-1948....
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John Edward Ellis |
12 December 1905 |
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| Charles Hobhouse |
29 January 1907 |
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| Thomas Buchanan Thomas Ryburn Buchanan was a Scottish Liberal politician and bibliophile.Buchanan was born in Glasgow and educated at Sherborne School and Balliol College, Oxford. He later became a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and was called to the Bar...
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12 April 1908 |
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| Master of Elibank Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, 1st Baron Murray of Elibank PC , styled Master of Elibank between 1871 and 1912, was a Scottish nobleman and Liberal politician. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H...
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5 June 1909 |
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Edwin Samuel MontaguEdwin Samuel Montagu PC was a British-Jewish Liberal politician. He notably served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922.-Background and education:...
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20 February 1910 |
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| Charles Henry Roberts Charles Henry Roberts , was a British Liberal politician.Roberts was the son of Reverend Albert James Roberts, Vicar of Tidebrook, Sussex. He was returned to Parliament for Lincoln in the 1906 general election and served under H. H. Asquith as Under-Secretary of State for India 1914 to 1915 and as...
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17 February 1914 |
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| First Lord of the Admiralty |
The Lord Tweedmouth Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth KT, PC was a British Liberal Party statesman who served in various capacities in the Liberal governments of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.-Background:...
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10 December 1905 |
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Reginald McKennaReginald McKenna was a British banker and Liberal. He notably served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the premiership of H. H. Asquith.-Background and education:...
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12 April 1908 |
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Winston ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer...
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23 October 1911 |
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| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty |
Edmund Robertson Edmund Robertson, 1st Baron Lochee PC KC LLD DL was a Scottish Liberal politician.Educated at St Andrews University and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, he became a fellow of Corpus Christi College in 1872 and a Reader on law to the Council of Legal Education...
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12 December 1905 |
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| Thomas James Macnamara Thomas James Macnamara PC , was a British teacher, educationalist and Liberal politician.-Education:Macnamara was born in Montreal, Canada, the son of a soldier originally from County Clare in Ireland. His family returned to Britain in 1869 and Macnamara was educated first at the Depot School in...
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13 April 1908 |
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| Civil Lord of the Admiralty |
George Lambert George Lambert, 1st Viscount Lambert, PC was a long-serving British Member of Parliament .Lambert was first elected as Liberal MP for South Molton at a by-election in 1891. He was Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1905-1915. He lost his seat at the 1924 to the Conservative Cedric Drewe, but regained...
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18 December 1905 |
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President of the Board of Agriculture and FisheriesThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a UK cabinet position, responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The post was originally named President of the Board of Agriculture and was created in 1889...
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The Earl Carrington |
10 December 1905 |
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| Walter Runciman Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford PC was a prominent Liberal, later National Liberal politician in the United Kingdom from the 1900s until the 1930s.-Background:...
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23 October 1911 |
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| The Lord Lucas of Crudwell |
6 August 1914 |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries was a junior ministerial office in the British government, serving under the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries...
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Sir Edward Strachey Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie PC , known as Sir Edward Strachey, Bt, between 1901 and 1911, was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...
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20 December 1909 |
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| The Lord Lucas of Crudwell |
23 October 1911 |
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| Sir Harry Verney Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Baronet , was a British Liberal politician.Verney succeeded in the baronetcy in May 1910. In the December general election of the same year he was returned to Parliament for Buckingham, a seat he held until 1918. He served under H. H...
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10 August 1914 |
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| President of the Board of Education The Secretary of State for Education and Skills was the chief minister of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom government....
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Augustine BirrellAugustine Birrell PC, KC was an English politician, barrister, academic and author. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916, resigning in the immediate aftermath of the Easter Rising.-Early life:...
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10 December 1905 |
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Reginald McKennaReginald McKenna was a British banker and Liberal. He notably served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the premiership of H. H. Asquith.-Background and education:...
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23 January 1907 |
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| Walter Runciman Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford PC was a prominent Liberal, later National Liberal politician in the United Kingdom from the 1900s until the 1930s.-Background:...
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12 April 1908 |
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| Joseph Pease |
23 October 1911 |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education was a junior ministerial office in the United Kingdom Government. In 1899 the Board of Education Act abolished the Committee of the Privy Council which had been responsible for education matters and instituted a new Board from 1 April 1900. The...
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Thomas Lough Thomas Lough was a British Liberal politician.He was born in Ireland to Matthew Lough and Martha Steel of Cavan, and was educated at the Royal School Cavan and at Wesleyan Connexional School, Dublin....
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18 December 1905 |
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| Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood PC was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as Secretary for Scotland between 1912 and 1916 and as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between July and December 1916...
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13 April 1908 |
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| Sir Charles Trevelyan Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet PC , was a British Liberal, and later Labour, politician...
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19 October 1908 |
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| Christopher Addison Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison KG, PC was a British medical doctor and politician. By turns a liberal and a socialist, he served as Minister of Munitions during the first World War, and was later Minister of Health under David Lloyd George and Leader of the House of Lords under Clement...
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10 August 1914 |
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| Chief Secretary for Ireland The Chief Secretary for Ireland was a key office-holder of state in the British administration in Ireland. Towards the end of Crown rule in Ireland, he operated in a manner similar to that of the Prime Minister in the English and later British Parliament...
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James BryceJames Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce of Dechmont, OM, GCVO, FRS, PC, FBA was a British jurist, historian and politician.- History :...
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10 December 1905 |
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Augustine BirrellAugustine Birrell PC, KC was an English politician, barrister, academic and author. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916, resigning in the immediate aftermath of the Easter Rising.-Early life:...
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23 January 1907 |
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| Vice President of the Department of Agriculture for Ireland |
Sir Horace Plunkett |
12 December 1905 |
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| Thomas Russell Sir Thomas Wallace Russell, 1st Baronet PC , was an Irish politician and agrarian agitator. Born at Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, he moved to County Tyrone at the age of eighteen. He was secretary and parliamentary agent of the Irish temperance movement and became well-known as an anti-alcohol...
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21 May 1907 |
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Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the government of the United Kingdom.-History:Originally he was the chief officer in the daily management of the Duchy of Lancaster , but that estate is now run by a deputy, leaving the position of Chancellor to...
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Sir Henry Fowler |
10 December 1905 |
created Viscount Wolverhampton 4 May 1908 |
| The Lord Fitzmaurice |
13 October 1908 |
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Herbert SamuelHerbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:...
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25 June 1909 |
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| Joseph Pease |
14 February 1910 |
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| Charles Hobhouse |
23 October 1911 |
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| Charles Masterman |
11 February 1914 |
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Edwin Samuel MontaguEdwin Samuel Montagu PC was a British-Jewish Liberal politician. He notably served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922.-Background and education:...
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3 February 1915 |
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| President of the Local Government Board The President of the Local Government Board was a ministerial post, frequently a Cabinet position, in the United Kingdom, established in 1871. The Local Government Board itself was established in 1871 and took over supervisory functions from the Board of Trade and the Home Office, including the...
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John BurnsJohn Elliot Burns PC was a British trade unionist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-drink and a keen sportsman...
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10 December 1905 |
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Herbert SamuelHerbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:...
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11 February 1914 |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board The Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board was, from 1871 – 1919, a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom subordinate to the President of the Local Government Board...
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Walter Runciman Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford PC was a prominent Liberal, later National Liberal politician in the United Kingdom from the 1900s until the 1930s.-Background:...
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18 December 1905 |
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| Thomas James Macnamara Thomas James Macnamara PC , was a British teacher, educationalist and Liberal politician.-Education:Macnamara was born in Montreal, Canada, the son of a soldier originally from County Clare in Ireland. His family returned to Britain in 1869 and Macnamara was educated first at the Depot School in...
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29 January 1907 |
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| Charles Masterman |
12 April 1908 |
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| Herbert Lewis Sir John Herbert Lewis was a British Liberal politician.Born at Mostyn Quay, Flintshire, was one of 5 sons of Enoch Lewis and Elizabeth Roberts, he resided at Plas Penucha, Caerwys, Flintshire....
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7 July 1909 |
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| Paymaster-General HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. The Paymaster General is in charge of the Office of HM Paymaster General , which holds accounts at the Bank of England on behalf of Government departments and selected other public bodies...
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Richard Causton Richard Knight Causton, 1st Baron Southwark PC, DL was a British businessman and Liberal politician.-Political career:...
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12 December 1905 |
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| Ivor Guest |
23 February 1910 |
created Lord Ashby St Ledgers 15 March 1910 |
| The Lord Strachie Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie PC , known as Sir Edward Strachey, Bt, between 1901 and 1911, was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...
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23 May 1912 |
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| Postmaster-General The Postmaster General of the United Kingdom is a defunct Cabinet-level ministerial position in HM Government. Aside from maintaining the postal system, the Telegraph Act of 1868 established the Postmaster General's right to exclusively maintain electric telegraphs...
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Sydney BuxtonSydney Charles Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton, GCMG, PC was a British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
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10 December 1905 |
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Herbert SamuelHerbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:...
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14 February 1910 |
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| Charles Hobhouse |
11 February 1914 |
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| Assistant Postmaster-General |
Sir Henry Norman Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baronet PC was an English journalist and Liberal politician. Norman was educated privately in France and at Harvard University, where he obtained his B.A...
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3 January 1910 |
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| Cecil Norton Cecil William Norton, 1st Baron Rathcreedan , was a British Liberal Party politician.Norton was the son of William Norton, Rector of Baltinglass, Ireland. He was elected to the House of Commons for Newington West in 1892, a seat he held until 1916, and served under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and...
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20 February 1910 |
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| Secretary for Scotland The Secretary for Scotland was chief minister in charge of the Scottish Office in the United Kingdom government. The post of Secretary of State for Scotland existed briefly after the Union of the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament of England in 1707 till the Jacobite rising of 1745.After the...
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John SinclairJohn Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland, GCSI, GCIE was a Scottish Liberal Party politician, soldier, peer, administrator and Privy Councillor who served as the Secretary of Scotland from 1905 to 1912 and the Governor of Madras from 1912 to 1919.Baron Pentland was born John Sinclair to Sir John...
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12 April 1908 |
created Lord Pentland 15 February 1909 |
| Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood PC was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as Secretary for Scotland between 1912 and 1916 and as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between July and December 1916...
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13 February 1912 |
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| President of the Board of Trade |
David Lloyd GeorgeDavid Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British statesman and the only Welsh Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; he is also the only one to have spoken English as a second language, Welsh having been his first.During a long tenure of office, mainly as Chancellor of the...
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10 December 1905 |
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Winston ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer...
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12 April 1908 |
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Sydney BuxtonSydney Charles Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton, GCMG, PC was a British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
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14 February 1910 |
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John BurnsJohn Elliot Burns PC was a British trade unionist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-drink and a keen sportsman...
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11 February 1914 |
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| Walter Runciman Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford PC was a prominent Liberal, later National Liberal politician in the United Kingdom from the 1900s until the 1930s.-Background:...
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5 August 1914 |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade in the United Kingdom was a member of Parliament assigned to assist the Board of Trade and its President with administration and liaison with Parliament. It replaced the Vice-President of the Board of Trade....
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Hudson Kearley Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport, PC, DL was a British grocer and politician. He founded the International Tea Company's Stores, became the first chairman of the Port of London Authority, and served as Minister of Food Control during World War I.-Early life and business...
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18 December 1905 |
created a Baronet 22 July 1908 |
Harold TennantHarold John Tennant PC was a Scottish Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland under his brother-in-law H. H...
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10 January 1909 |
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| J. M. Robertson John Mackinnon Robertson was a prolific journalist, advocate of rationalism and secularism, and Liberal Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for Tyneside from 1906 to 1918.- Biography :...
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25 October 1911 |
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| First Commissioner of Works The First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings was a position within the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It took over some of the functions of the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests in 1851 when the portfolio of Crown holdings was divided into the public...
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Lewis Harcourt |
10 December 1905 |
entered cabinet 27 March 1907 |
| The Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC , styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...
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3 November 1910 |
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| The Lord Emmott Alfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott GCMG, GBE, PC was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.-Background and education:...
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6 August 1914 |
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| Attorney General Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in...
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Sir John Walton John Walton may refer to:* John Walton , Georgia Continental Congressman, signer of the Articles of Confederation* Sir John Lawson Walton, British MP and Attorney General of England and Wales* John C. Walton, former governor of Oklahoma...
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12 December 1905 |
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| Sir William Robson William Snowdon Robson, Baron Robson PC, QC was a British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician.Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he was educated at Caius College, Cambridge. Called to the Bar in 1880, he became a Queen's Counsel in 1892...
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28 January 1908 |
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Sir Rufus IsaacsRufus Daniel Isaacs , 1st Marquess of Reading, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC, KC , was an English politician and jurist....
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7 October 1910 |
entered cabinet 4 June 1912 |
Sir John SimonJohn Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon GCSI GCVO OBE PC was a British politician and statesman.-Biography:...
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19 October 1913 |
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| Solicitor General Her Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law...
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Sir William Robson William Snowdon Robson, Baron Robson PC, QC was a British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician.Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he was educated at Caius College, Cambridge. Called to the Bar in 1880, he became a Queen's Counsel in 1892...
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12 December 1905 |
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| Sir Samuel Thomas Evans Sir Samuel Thomas Evans GCB PC QC , was a Welsh barrister, judge and Liberal politician.Evans was born at Skewen, near Neath, Glamorganshire, the only son of John Evans, a grocer, and his wife Margaret, both originally of Cardiganshire...
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28 January 1908 |
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Sir Rufus IsaacsRufus Daniel Isaacs , 1st Marquess of Reading, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC, KC , was an English politician and jurist....
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6 March 1910 |
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Sir John SimonJohn Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon GCSI GCVO OBE PC was a British politician and statesman.-Biography:...
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7 October 1910 |
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Sir Stanley BuckmasterStanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster, GCVO, PC, KC was a British lawyer and Liberal politician. He was Lord Chancellor under H. H...
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19 October 1913 |
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| Lord Advocate Her Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...
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Thomas Shaw Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle PC KC LLD , known as Lord Shaw from 1909 to 1929, was a Scottish Liberal politician and judge....
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12 December 1905 |
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| Alexander Ure Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde GBE was a Scottish politician and judge.Educated at the University of Glasgow he was admitted to membership of the Faculty of Advocates in 1878....
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14 February 1909 |
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| Robert Munro Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness GBE, PC, KC, DL was a Scottish lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland between 1916 and 1922 in David Lloyd George's coalition government and as Lord Justice Clerk between 1922 and 1933.-Background and education:Munro was born in...
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30 October 1913 |
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| Solicitor General for Scotland Her Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Government on Scots Law...
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Alexander Ure Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde GBE was a Scottish politician and judge.Educated at the University of Glasgow he was admitted to membership of the Faculty of Advocates in 1878....
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18 December 1905 |
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| Arthur Dewar Arthur Dewar, later Lord Dewar, was a Scottish politician and judge, who served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South as well as Solicitor General for Scotland and later a Senator of the College of Justice....
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18 February 1909 |
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| William Hunter William Hunter, Lord Hunter was a Scottish politician and judge.The son of David Hunter of Ayr, he was educated at Glasgow University and Edinburgh University and became an advocate in 1889...
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18 April 1910 |
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| Andrew Anderson |
3 December 1911 |
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| Thomas Brash Morison Sir Thomas Brash Morison was a Scottish politician and judge.Morison was born in Edinburgh. He went to Edinburgh University where he obtained MA and LL.D degrees. He was called to the bar in Scotland in 1891 and then in England in 1899. He was knighted in 1906...
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30 October 1913 |
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| Attorney General for Ireland |
Richard Robert Cherry |
20 December 1905 |
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| Redmond John Barry |
2 December 1909 |
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| Charles Andrew O'Connor |
26 September 1911 |
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| Ignatius O'Brien Ignatius John O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon was an Irish lawyer and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.-Early life:...
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24 June 1912 |
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| Thomas Molony |
10 April 1913 |
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| John Francis Moriarty |
20 June 1913 |
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| Jonathan Pim |
1 July 1914 |
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| Solicitor General for Ireland |
Redmond John Barry |
20 December 1905 |
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| Charles Andrew O'Connor |
2 December 1909 |
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| Ignatius O'Brien Ignatius John O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon was an Irish lawyer and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.-Early life:...
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19 October 1911 |
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| Thomas Molony |
24 June 1912 |
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| John Francis Moriarty |
25 April 1913 |
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| Jonathan Pim |
20 June 1913 |
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| James O'Connor |
1 July 1914 |
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| Lord Steward of the Household |
The Lord Hawkesbury Cecil George Saville Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool PC was a British Liberal politician.He was son of George Savile Foljambe and Lady Selina Jenkinson, daughter of Charles Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool...
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18 December 1905 |
created Earl of Liverpool 22 December 1905 |
| The Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC , styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...
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31 July 1907 |
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| The Earl of Chesterfield Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield, KG, GCVO. PC was a British peer and courtier.Scudamore-Stanhope was the eldest child of the 9th Earl of Chesterfield and succeeded to his father's titles in 1887. On 15 February 1900, Lord Chesterfield married Hon...
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22 June 1910 |
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| Lord Chamberlain of the Household |
The Viscount AlthorpCharles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer, KG, GCVO, PC, VRD was a British Liberal Party politician.Spencer was born in 1857 in the parish of St. James's, Westminster, the son of the 4th Earl Spencer and his second wife Adelaide, daughter of Horace Beauchamp Seymour and granddaughter of Admiral...
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18 December 1905 |
succeeded as 6th Earl Spencer 13 August 1910 |
The Lord SandhurstWilliam Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC was a British statesman, the son of William Mansfield, 1st Baron Sandhurst....
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14 February 1912 |
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| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is usually a junior government whip in the British House of Commons and is an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile...
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Wentworth Beaumont Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale, PC, JP, DL was a British politician and peer....
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18 December 1905 |
succeeded as 2nd Lord Allendale 13 February 1907 |
| John Fuller Sir John Michael Fleetwood Fuller, 1st Baronet KCMG , was a British Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator....
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27 February 1907 |
created a Baronet 7 July 1910 |
| Geoffrey Howard |
6 February 1911 |
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| Master of the Horse The Master of the Horse was a historical position of varying importance in several European nations.-The Roman Master of the Horse :...
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The Earl of Sefton Osbert Cecil Molyneux, 6th Earl of Sefton, KG, PC, DL was the son of William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton....
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18 December 1905 |
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| The Earl of Granard Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, KP, GCVO, PC , known as Viscount Forbes from 1874 to 1889, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Liberal politician.-Family:...
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6 September 1907 |
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| Treasurer of the Household The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons...
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Sir Edward Strachey Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie PC , known as Sir Edward Strachey, Bt, between 1901 and 1911, was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...
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18 December 1905 |
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| William Dudley Ward William Dudley Ward , was a British sportsman and Liberal politician.-Early life:Ward was the son of William Humble Ward and the great-grandson of William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward . His mother was the Hon. Eugenie Violet Adele, daughter of William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher...
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20 December 1909 |
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Frederick Edward GuestFrederick Edward Guest CBE DSO PC , often known as Freddie Guest, was a British politician best known for being Chief Whip of Prime Minister David Lloyd George's Coalition Liberal Party between 1917 and 1921...
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21 February 1912 |
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| Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...
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Master of Elibank Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, 1st Baron Murray of Elibank PC , styled Master of Elibank between 1871 and 1912, was a Scottish nobleman and Liberal politician. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H...
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18 December 1905 |
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| The Earl of Liverpool Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool GCB GCMG GBE MVO PC , known as Viscount Hawkesbury from 1905 to 1907, was a British Liberal politician and the first Governor-General of New Zealand....
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12 July 1909 |
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| The Lord Saye and Sele Geoffrey Cecil Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye and Sele , was a British Liberal politician.Saye and Sele was the eldest son of John Fiennes Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 17th Baron Saye and Sele, and his wife Lady Augusta Sophia, daughter of Thomas Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull...
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1 November 1912 |
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| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is a UK government post since 1945 held by the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords. Prior to 17 March 1834, the Gentlemen-at-Arms were known as the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners....
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The Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC , styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...
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18 December 1905 |
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The Lord DenmanThomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman GCMG, KCVO, PC , was a British Liberal politician and the fifth Governor-General of Australia.-Early years:...
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31 July 1907 |
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| The Lord Colebrooke Edward Arthur Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke PC, GCVO , known as Sir Edward Colebrooke, 5th Baronet, from 1890 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician and courtier....
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26 June 1911 |
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| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is presently a UK government post usually held by the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords...
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The Duke of Manchester William Angus Drogo Montagu Iznaga, 9th Duke of Manchester, etc , known as Lord Kimbolton from 1877 to 1890 and as Viscount Mandeville from 1890 to 1892, was a British peer and Liberal politician.William Angus was the son of George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester, and wife María Consuelo Iznaga del...
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18 December 1905 |
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| The Lord Allendale Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale, PC, JP, DL was a British politician and peer....
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29 April 1907 |
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| The Earl of Craven William George Robert Craven, 4th Earl of Craven OBE , known as Viscount Uffington from 1868 to 1883, was a British peer and Liberal politician....
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2 October 1911 |
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| Lords in Waiting |
The Lord DenmanThomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman GCMG, KCVO, PC , was a British Liberal politician and the fifth Governor-General of Australia.-Early years:...
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18 December 1905 – 31 July 1907 |
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| The Earl of Granard Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, KP, GCVO, PC , known as Viscount Forbes from 1874 to 1889, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Liberal politician.-Family:...
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18 December 1905 – 21 August 1907 |
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| The Lord Acton Richard Maximilian Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton, KCVO, JP, DL was a British Peer and diplomat. The son of John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, he succeeded to the barony upon the death of his father....
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18 December 1905 – 25 May 1915 |
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| The Earl Granville Granville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville GCMG GCVO PC was a British diplomat.The eldest son of the 2nd Earl Granville, Leveson-Gower was educated at Eton and joined the diplomatic service in 1893 as an attaché to Berlin...
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18 December 1905 – 25 May 1915 |
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| The Lord Hamilton of Dalzell Gavin George Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell KT, CVO, MC , was a British Liberal politician.Hamilton was the eldest surviving son of John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, and his wife Lady Emily Eleanor, daughter of Alexander Leslie-Melville, 10th Earl of Leven...
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18 December 1905 – 2 October 1911 |
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| The Lord Colebrooke Edward Arthur Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke PC, GCVO , known as Sir Edward Colebrooke, 5th Baronet, from 1890 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician and courtier....
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21 February 1906 – 26 June 1911 |
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| The Lord Herschell Richard Farrer Herschell, 2nd Baron Herschell GCVO , was a British Liberal politician.Herschell was the only son of Lord Chancellor Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell, and his wife Agnes Adela , and succeeded in the barony in 1899...
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31 July 1907 – 25 May 1915 |
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| The Lord O'Hagan Maurice Herbert Towneley Towneley-O'Hagan, 3rd Baron O'Hagan , was a British Liberal politician.O'Hagan was the second son of Thomas O'Hagan, 1st Baron O'Hagan, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and his second wife Alice Mary, daughter and co-heiress of Colonel Charles Towneley, and succeeded in the...
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1 November 1907 – 15 April 1910 |
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| The Lord Tweedmouth Dudley Churchill Marjoribanks, 3rd Baron Tweedmouth was the son of Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth and Fanny Spencer-Churchill. He was Lieutenant-colonel and Lord-in-waiting to George V....
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15 April 1910 – 4 December 1911 |
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The Lord WillingdonMajor Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon was a British Liberal politician, cricketer, scouting pioneer and administrator who, between 1926 and 1931 served as the Governor General of Canada, and between 1931 and 1936 served as the 32nd Viceroy and Governor-General of India, in both...
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19 July 1911 – 31 January 1913 |
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| The Viscount Allendale Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale, PC, JP, DL was a British politician and peer....
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2 October 1911 – 25 May 1915 |
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| The Lord Ashby St Ledgers |
31 January 1913 – 8 February 1915 |
succeeded as 2nd Lord Wimborne 22 February 1914 |
| The Lord Stanmore George Arthur Maurice Hamilton-Gordon, 2nd Baron Stanmore PC, KCVO, KJStJ , was a British Liberal politician.Stanmore was the only son of Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, youngest son of Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. His mother was Rachel Emily, daughter of...
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1 May 1914 – 25 May 1915 |
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| The Lord Ranksborough Major-General John Fielden Brocklehurst, 1st Baron Ranksborough CB, CVO , was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician....
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8 February 1915 – 25 May 1915 |
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Source: Butler, David and Gareth Butler.
. (St. Martin's, 2000)