Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor
British politician (1903–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor, CH, PC (9 April 1903 – 29 March 1984) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General from 1961 to 1962 and — following the "Night of the Long Knives" — as Home Secretary from 1962 to 1964.[1]
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The Lord Brooke of Cumnor | |
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Home Secretary | |
In office 14 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
Preceded by | Rab Butler |
Succeeded by | Sir Frank Soskice |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 9 October 1961 – 13 July 1962 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | John Boyd-Carpenter |
Member of Parliament for Hampstead | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 10 March 1966 | |
Preceded by | Charles Challen |
Succeeded by | Ben Whitaker |
Member of Parliament for Lewisham West | |
In office 24 November 1938 – 15 June 1945 | |
Preceded by | Philip Dawson |
Succeeded by | Arthur Skeffington |
Personal details | |
Born | (1903-04-09)9 April 1903 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
Died | 29 March 1984(1984-03-29) (aged 80) Marlborough, Wiltshire, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | The Baroness Brooke of Ystradfellte |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
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