Anderson, John, 1st Viscount Waverley
- Date of birth:
- July 8th, 1882 (Eskbank/Midlothian, Scotland)
- Date of death:
- January 4th, 1958 (Lambeth/London, Verenigd Koninkrijk)
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Nicknamed the "Home Front Prime Minister" during the Second World War.
Political career:
4 September 1939 – 3 October 1940: Home Secretary/Minister of Home Security
3 October 1940 – 24 September 1943: Lord President of the Council
24 September 1943 – 26 July 1945: Chancellor of the Exchequer, War Cabinet
1st January 1952: 1st Viscount Waverley. ("For political and public service")
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Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Unit:
- Civil Service staff, Ministry of Shipping, British Government
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Unit:
- Civil Service staff, Ministry of Shipping, British Government
- Awarded on:
- June 3rd, 1919
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Unit:
- Civil Service staff, Ministry of Shipping, British Government
- Awarded on:
- February 7th, 1922
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Commendatore
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Unit:
- Civil Service staff, Ministry of Shipping, British Government
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1922
- Unit:
- Home Office
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1923
Grand Commander of the Indian Empire (GCIE)
- Rank:
- Governor of Bengal
- Awarded on:
- March 3rd, 1932
- Rank:
- Governor of Bengal
- Awarded on:
- 1937
- Awarded on:
- 1957
Sanct Olavs Orden Grand Cross
Storkommandører af Dannebrog
Grã-Cruzes Ordem Militar de Cristo
Kungliga Nordstjärneorden - Kommendör med stora korset (KmstkNO)
Sources
- Photo 1: Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie ANEFO, 1945-1989 2.24.01.04 Bestanddeelnummer 902-2076 (Public Domain)
- - Biography
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39451/page/579/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39421/supplement/1/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32782/supplement/3/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32695/page/3623/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32602/page/1079/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31391/page/7296/data.pdf
- thepeerage.com
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