Herbert Samuel

Mr Herbert Louis Samuel

Rush ID: 8003

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Details

Born:
6 November 1870
Died:
5 February 1963
Birth place:
U.K.
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Unknown
Election occupation:
Unknown
Parentage:
Edwin Louis Samuel
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
True
HighestOffice:
Cabinet minister
Who's Who volume:
3

References

Rush ID:
8003
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q335218
Parliament ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. SAMUEL, Herbert (1870-1963)

Peerages

  1. 1st Viscount Samuel

    New hereditary

    1937

Constituencies

  1. Darwen

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1929
    Date of election: 30 May 1929
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1935
    Date of exit: 14 November 1935
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

  2. Cleveland

    Party: Liberal
    Year of election: 1902*
    Date of election: 5 November 1902
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Party: Liberal
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Henley

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1900
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:

  2. Henley

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1895
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1905-1909

    Home Office

  2. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1909-1910

  3. Postmaster-General 1910-1914

  4. President of the Board of Local Government 1914-1915

  5. Postmaster-General 1915-1916

  6. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1915-1916

  7. Home Secretary 1916

    January-December 1916

  8. Home Secretary 1931-1932

Higher education

  1. Balliol College

    Graduated

Schools

  1. University College School

Marriages

  1. Franklin, Beatrice Miriam

    Year: 1897

Parties

  1. Liberal Party member

    Leader 1931-1935