Anthony Eden
Mr Robert Anthony Eden
Rush ID: 3852
Details
- Born:
- 12 June 1897
- Died:
- 14 January 1977
- Birth place:
- Bishop Auckland, County Durham, U.K.
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- true
- Formative occupation:
- Army officer
- Election occupation:
- Unknown
- Parentage:
- Sir William Eden, 7th Bart
- Notes:
- Created Knight of the Garter in 1954
- Knighthood/Dame:
- Awarded in 1954
- HighestOffice:
- Cabinet minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
References
- Rush ID:
- 3852
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q128995
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977)
Peerages
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1st Earl of Avon
New hereditary
1961
Constituencies
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Warwick and Leamington
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1923 Date of election: 6 December 1923 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1957* Date of exit: 9 January 1957 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Resignation Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None
Unsuccessful candidate in
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Spennymoor
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1922 Date of election: Wed 15th Nov 1922 Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes:
Ministerial offices
-
PPS 1924-1926
to G. Locker-Lampson, as Under-Secretary of State at Home Office and Foreign Office
-
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1931-1934
Foreign Office
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Lord Privy Seal 1934-1935
-
Leader of the House of Commons 1942-1945
-
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1935-1938
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Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1951-1955
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Prime Minister 1955-1957
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PPS 1926-1929
to Austen Chamberlain, as Foreign Secretary
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Minister of State 1935
June-December 1935; Foreign Office; 'Minister for League of Nations Affairs'
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Secretary of State for the Dominions 1939-1940
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Secretary of State for War 1940
May-December 1940
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Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1940-1945
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Deputy Prime Minister 1951-1955
Higher education
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Christ Church
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
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Beckett, Beatrice
Year: 1923
Notes: divorced 1950
-
Spencer-Churchill, Clarissa
Year: 1952
Relationships
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Uncle of John Eden
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Related by marriage to Gervase Beckett
Parties
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Conservative Party member