A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough
British politician (1885–1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Albert Victor Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, KG, CH, PC (1 May 1885 – 11 January 1965) was a British Labour and Co-operative politician. He was three times First Lord of the Admiralty, including during the Second World War, and then Minister of Defence under Clement Attlee.
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Quick Facts Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Prime Minister ...
The Earl Alexander of Hillsborough | |
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
In office 28 February 1950 – 26 October 1951 | |
Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
Preceded by | Hugh Dalton |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Swinton |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 20 December 1946 – 28 February 1950 | |
Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
Preceded by | Clement Attlee |
Succeeded by | Manny Shinwell |
First Lord of the Admiralty | |
In office 3 August 1945 – 4 October 1946 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
Preceded by | Brendan Bracken |
Succeeded by | George Hall |
In office 11 May 1940 – 25 May 1945 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | Winston Churchill |
Succeeded by | Brendan Bracken |
In office 7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
Preceded by | William Bridgeman |
Succeeded by | Sir Austen Chamberlain |
Personal details | |
Born | (1885-05-01)1 May 1885 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England |
Died | 11 January 1965(1965-01-11) (aged 79) London, England |
Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
Spouse |
Esther Chapple (m. 1908) |
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