The Lord Clitheroe | |
|---|---|
 The Lord Clitheroe in 1956 | |
| Member of theHouse of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 21 June 1955 – 18 September 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Baron Clitheroe |
| Member of Parliament forBlackburn West | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 6 May 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament forCity of London | |
| In office 31 October 1945 – 3 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament forRushcliffe | |
| In office 26 July 1934 – 15 June 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Betterton |
| Succeeded by | Florence Paton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ralph Assheton (1901-02-24)24 February 1901 |
| Died | 18 September 1984(1984-09-18) (aged 83) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4 |
Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe (24 February 1901 – 18 September 1984), was an English aristocrat and politician.
Assheton was born on 24 February 1901.[1] His father wasSir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet (1860–1955), and his mother was Mildred Estelle Sybella Master (1884–1949).[citation needed] He was educated atSummer Fields School andEton College.[2]
Assheton wasMember of Parliament (MP) forRushcliffe from 1934 to 1945, for theCity of London from 1945 to 1950, and forBlackburn West from 1950 to 1955. In thewartime government underWinston Churchill, he wasMinister of Supply in 1942, andFinancial Secretary to the Treasury from 1942 to 1944. He was sworn of thePrivy Council in the1944 New Year Honours,[3] and served asChairman of the Conservative Party from 1944 to 1946.
After retiring from theHouse of Commons at the1955 general election, he was raised to the peerage asBaron Clitheroe,of Downham in the County Palatine of Lancaster, on 21 June 1955.[4] He succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet three months later.
He was appointed to be adeputy lieutenant of Lancashire on 16 November 1955,[5] and later served asLord Lieutenant of Lancashire, from 1971 to 1976. He was appointed a Knight of theMost Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (KStJ) in February 1972,[6] and appointed to theRoyal Victorian Order as a Knight Commander in 1977 on his retirement from the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster.[7]
He marriedHon. Sylvia Benita Frances Hotham, daughter ofFrederick Hotham, 6th Baron Hotham (1863–1923), on 24 January 1924.[citation needed] They had four children:[citation needed]
Lord Clitheroe died in 1984.[10]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forRushcliffe 1934–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forCity of London 1945–1950 With:Sir Andrew Duncan | Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament forBlackburn West 1950–1955 | Constituency abolished |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1942–1944 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Conservative Party 1944–1946 | Succeeded by |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire 1971–1976 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Clitheroe 1955–1984 Member of theHouse of Lords (1955–1984) | Succeeded by |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Baronet of Downham 1955–1984 | Succeeded by |
