Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett
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Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett, PC, FRS, DL (23 October 1868 – 27 December 1930), known as Sir Alfred Mond, Bt between 1910 and 1928, was a British industrialist, financier and politician. In his later life he became an active Zionist.
Quick Facts First Commissioner of Works, Monarch ...
The Lord Melchett | |
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First Commissioner of Works | |
In office 10 December 1916 – 1 April 1921 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Lewis Vernon Harcourt |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Crawford |
Minister of Health | |
In office 1 April 1921 – 19 October 1922 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Christopher Addison |
Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen |
Personal details | |
Born | Alfred Moritz Mond 23 October 1868 (1868-10-23) Farnworth, Widnes, Lancashire, England |
Died | 27 December 1930 (1930-12-28) (aged 62) London |
Political party | Liberal Conservative |
Spouse | Violet Goetze (d. 1945) |
Children | 4, including Henry Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett |
Parent(s) | Ludwig Mond Frieda Löwenthal |
Alma mater | St. John's College, Cambridge University of Edinburgh |
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