Arthur Salter

Sir James Arthur Salter

Rush ID: 9069

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Details

Born:
15 March 1881
Died:
27 June 1975
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Civil servant
Election occupation:
Higher Education teacher
Parentage:
James Edward Salter, of Oxford
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1922
Highest Office:
Non Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
9069
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q4800220
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
1079
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. SALTER, Sir Arthur (1881-1975)

Peerages

  1. 1st Baron Salter

    New hereditary

    1953

Constituencies

  1. Ormskirk

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1951*
    Date of election: 5 April 1951
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1953*
    Date of exit: 16 October 1953
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

  2. Oxford University

    Party: Independent
    Year of election: 1937*
    Date of election: 27 February 1937
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1950
    Date of exit: 23 February 1950
    Party: Independent
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Notes: None

Ministerial offices

  1. Parliamentary Secretary 1939-1941

    Ministry of Shipping

  2. Parliamentary Secretary 1941-1943

    Ministry of War Transport

  3. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1945

    May-July 1945

  4. Minister for Economic Affairs 1951-1952

  5. Minister of Materials 1952-1953

Higher education

  1. Brasenose College

    Graduated

Marriages

  1. Bullard, unknown

    Year: 1940

Parties

  1. Conservative Party Member

  2. Independent member Member

Clubs

  1. Reform Club