Thomas Dugdale, 1st Baron Crathorne
British Conservative politician (1897–1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Lionel Dugdale, 1st Baron Crathorne, TD, PC (20 July 1897 – 26 March 1977), known as Sir Thomas Dugdale, 1st Baronet from 1945 to 1959, was a British Conservative Party politician. He resigned as a government minister over the Crichel Down Affair, often quoted as a classic example of the convention of individual ministerial responsibility.
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Quick Facts Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Prime Minister ...
The Lord Crathorne | |
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
In office 5 November 1951 – 28 July 1954 | |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | Tom Williams |
Succeeded by | Derick Heathcoat Amory |
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
In office 28 May 1937 – 12 February 1940 | |
Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain |
Preceded by | Sir Archibald Southby |
Succeeded by | Patrick Munro |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 9 October 1959 – 26 March 1977 Hereditary Peerage | |
Preceded by | Peerage created |
Succeeded by | The 2nd Lord Crathorne |
Member of Parliament for Richmond | |
In office 30 May 1929 – 18 September 1959 | |
Preceded by | Sir Murrough John Wilson |
Succeeded by | Timothy Kitson |
Personal details | |
Born | (1897-07-20)20 July 1897 |
Died | 26 March 1977(1977-03-26) (aged 79) |
Political party | Conservative |
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