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Marquis, Frederick James, 1st Earl of Woolton

Date of birth:
August 23rd, 1883 (Ordsall/Lancashire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
December 14th, 1964 (Arundel/Sussex, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British

Biography

Political career during the Second World War:
From 1940: Privy Council
April 1940 - 1943: Minister of Food, War Cabinet
1943 - 27 May 1945: Minister of Reconstruction, War Cabinet
28 May – 27 July 1945: Lord President of the Council

Allied Commission, War Office

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Rank:
Chairman
Unit:
Lewis's Investment Trust
Awarded on:
July 11th, 1935
Knight Bachelor
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Minister of Food
Unit:
Ministry of Food, British Government
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1942
Order of the Companions of Honour

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