The Viscount Amory | |
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 Heathcoat-Amory in 1948 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 6 January 1958 – 27 July 1960 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Peter Thorneycroft |
| Succeeded by | Selwyn Lloyd |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
| In office 28 July 1954 – 6 January 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Thomas Dugdale |
| Succeeded by | John Hare |
| Minister of State for Trade | |
| In office 3 September 1953 – 28 July 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Derek Walker-Smith |
| Minister of Pensions | |
| In office 5 November 1951 – 3 September 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | George Isaacs |
| Succeeded by | Osbert Peake |
| Member of Parliament forTiverton | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 1 September 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Gilbert Acland-Troyte |
| Succeeded by | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1899-12-26)26 December 1899 London, England |
| Died | 20 January 1981(1981-01-20) (aged 81) Chevithorne, Devon, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1920–1948 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory (/ˈeɪməri/AY-mər-ee;[1] 26 December 1899 – 20 January 1981) was aBritish Conservative politician and member of theHouse of Lords.
He served asChancellor of the Exchequer between 1958 and 1960, and later asChancellor of theUniversity of Exeter from 1972 until his death in 1981.
Derick Heathcoat-Amory was born in London on 26 December 1899, the son of Sir Ian Heathcoat-Amory, 2nd Baronet (seeHeathcoat-Amory baronets) and Alexandra Georgina (OBE; who d. 1942), eldest daughter ofVice-AdmiralHenry SeymourCB (brother ofFrancis, 5th Marquess of HertfordGCB).[2]
He was educated atLudgrove School[3] followed byEton College andChrist Church, Oxford, receiving anMA degree.[4]
His great-nephews include theRt Hon David Heathcoat-Amory and Sir Ian Heathcoat-Amory, 6th and presentbaronet.[5] A great-aunt was the sculptorPrincess Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Countess von Gleichen.
Heathcoat-Amory was elected aDevon County Councillor in 1932 and worked in textile manufacturing and banking. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the11th (Devon) Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Army) on 31 July 1920, promoted to lieutenant in the regiment (by then the 96th (Royal Devonshire Yeomanry) Field Brigade) on 31 July 1922 and promoted to captain on 1 September 1926.[6][7][8] He was promoted to major on 1 October 1935.[9] During theSecond World War, he was wounded and captured duringOperation Market-Garden. He retired on 1 September 1948 with the honorary rank oflieutenant-colonel.[5][10]
He was electedMember of Parliament forTiverton in 1945 (a constituency previously held by his grandfatherSir John Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Baronet).[11] When theConservatives came to power underWinston Churchill in 1951 he was appointedMinister of Pensions. In September 1953 he was appointedMinister of State for Trade. He joined Churchill'sCabinet in July 1954 succeedingSir Thomas Dugdale asMinister of Agriculture and Fisheries (continuing his responsibilities as Minister of State for Trade). In October 1954 these ministries merged under Heathcoat-Amory's leadership.The Hon. Gwilym Lloyd Georgelater Viscount Tenby had previously been charged with Food ministerial affairs. He remained in this post until being appointedChancellor of the Exchequer in 1958, byHarold Macmillan, anoffice he held until 1960. A highlight of Amory's chancellorship was the raising of the Bank Rate to 6% in June 1960, in an effort to cool the economy after theelection the previous autumn.[12]
He stood down from theHouse of Commons in 1960 and was raised to thepeerage asViscount Amory, of Tiverton in the County of Devon, on 1 September of that year.[13] From 1965 to 1970, he was Governor (Company Chairman) of theHudson's Bay Company, North America's oldest company (established byEnglishroyal charter in 1670). Viscount Amory was sworn of thePrivy Council in 1953, and appointedGCMG in 1961 andKG in 1968.[14] He also received thedegree ofHon. LLD (Exon) in 1959, before serving as Chancellor of Exeter University from 1972 to 1981.
Heathcoat-Amory was an accomplished sailor, who had hisyacht brought up theThames to take him away after makingBudget speeches when Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Civil Service Sailing Association continues to award the annualHeathcoat Amory Trophy (donated by Viscount Amory) for outstanding sailing achievements by its members.[citation needed]
In 1972, Lord Amory succeededhis brother in the familybaronetcy; he died unmarried at his home inChevithorne on 20 January 1981, aged 81.[2] Theviscountcy became extinct upon his death and his younger brother succeeded him asSir William Heathcoat-Amory, 5th Baronet, DSO.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forTiverton 1945–1960 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Pensions 1951–1953 | Succeeded by |
| New office | Minister of State for Trade 1953–1957 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 1954 | Succeeded by merged as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
| Preceded by merged as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1954–1958 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded byasMinister of Food | ||
| Preceded by | Chancellor of the Exchequer 1958–1960 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chancellor of theUniversity of Exeter 1972–1981 | Succeeded by |
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| New creation | Viscount Amory 1960–1981 | Extinct |
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| Preceded by | Baronet (ofKnightshayes Court) 1972–1981 | Succeeded by William Heathcoat-Amory |
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