Walter Guinness

Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Edward Guinness

Rush ID: 8300

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Details

Born:
29 March 1880
Died:
6 November 1944
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
true
Formative occupation:
Army officer
Election occupation:
Army officer
Parentage:
Edward Cecil Guinness (1st Earl of Iveagh) and Adelaide Maria Guinness
Notes:
Assassinated in Cairo, 06/11/1944.
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
3
Education level:
Secondary

References

Rush ID:
8300
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q332475
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
831
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. GUINNESS, Lieut-Colonel Walter (1880-1944)

Peerages

  1. 1st Baron Moyne

    New hereditary

    1932

Constituencies

  1. Bury St Edmunds

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1907*
    Date of election: 24 August 1907
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Stowmarket

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1906
    Date of election: Fri 12th Jan 1906
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Under-Secretary 1922-1923

    War

  2. Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1923-1924

  3. Minister of Agriculture 1925-1929

Schools

  1. Eton College

Marriages

  1. Erskine, Lady Evelyn

    Year: 1903

Relationships

  1. Indirect relative of Gwendolyn Florence Mary Iveagh

  2. Sibling of Rupert Guinness

Parties

  1. Conservative Party Member

Local governments

  1. London County Council

    Councillor

    1907-1910

    Paddington North

Clubs

  1. Athenaeum

  2. Beefsteak Club

  3. Carlton Club

  4. Bachelors' Club

    RYS