James Grigg

Sir Percy James Grigg

Rush ID: 4181

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Details

Born:
16 December 1890
Died:
5 May 1964
Birth place:
U.K.
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
University fellow
Election occupation:
Under Sec of State for War 1939-1942-before elec
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
True
HighestOffice:
Non-Cabinet minister
Who's Who volume:
3

References

Rush ID:
4181
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q3790150
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. GRIGG, Sir James (1890-1964)

Constituencies

  1. Cardiff East

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1942*
    Date of election: 13 April 1942
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1945
    Date of exit: 5 July 1945
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Ministerial offices

  1. Parliamentary Secretary 1921-1930

    Chancellor of Exchequer

  2. Under-Secretary 1939-1942

  3. Secretary of State for War

Higher education

  1. St John's College

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Bournemouth

Marriages

  1. Hough, Gertrude Charlotte

    Year: 1919

Parties

  1. Conservative Party member

Clubs

  1. Athenaeum

  2. Oriental Club