Bladen Hawke, 9th Baron Hawke
British Conservative politician (1901–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bladen Wilmer Hawke, 9th Baron Hawke (31 December 1901 – 5 July 1985), was a British Conservative politician. He was the eldest son of Edward Julian Hawke, 8th Baron Hawke, whom he succeeded as 9th Baron Hawke in 1939. His uncle had been Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, who died in 1938.[1] Hawke's mother was Lady Frances Alice Hawke, daughter of Colonel John Randal Wilmer.[citation needed]
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Having succeeded in the barony, he served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from 1953 to 1957 in the Conservative administrations of Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan. From 1958 to 1974 he was a Church Commissioner.[citation needed]