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Inskip, Thomas Walker H., 1st Viscount Caldecote

Date of birth:
March 5th, 1876 (Clifton/Bristol, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
October 11th, 1947 (Godalming/Surrey, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

1915-1917: Naval Intelligence Department, Admiralty
1917-1919: Head of the Naval Law Branch, Admiralty

Political career during the Second World War:
29 january 1939 – 3 september 1939: Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
3 September 1939 – 12 May 1940: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
7 September 1939 – 11 October 1947: Member of the House of Lords/Lord Temporal
14 mei 1940 – 3 oktober 1940: Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
14 May 1940 – 3 October 1940: Leader of the House of Lords
14 October 1940 – 23 January 1946: Lord Chief Justice of England

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Awarded on:
December 19th, 1922
Knight Bachelor

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