Duff Cooper

Details

Born:

22 February 1890

Died:

1 January 1954

Birth place:

UK

Gender:

Male

Ethnicity:

White

Ethnic minority:

No

Religion:

Unknown

Aristocratic connections:

true

Formative occupation:

Civil servant

Election occupation:

Unknown

Parentage:

Sir Alfred Cooper and Agnes Duff

Notes:

None

Knighthood/Dame:

False

Highest Office:

Cabinet Minister

Who's Who volume:

3

Education level:

Graduate

References

Rush ID:

9146

MNIS ID:

Not set

Wikidata Entity ID:

Q335324

Parliament ID:

Not set

Beamish Person ID:

1070

They work for you ID:

Not set

1. COOPER, Duff (1890-1954)

1. 1st Viscount Norwich

   New Hereditary

   1952

1. Westminster St George's

   Party:	Conservative
   Year of election:	1931
   Date of election:	1 March 1931
   Nature of election:	By-election
   Nature of service:	Re-entry
   Year of exit:	1945
   Date of exit:	5 July 1945
   Party:	Conservative
   Nature of exit:	Dissolution
   Sponsorship:	None known
   Constituency connections:	Direct
   Notes:	Entered as a result of a by election.

2. Oldham

   Party:	Conservative
   Year of election:	1924
   Date of election:	29 October 1924
   Nature of election:	General Election
   Nature of service:	First entry
   Year of exit:	1929
   Date of exit:	30 May 1929
   Party:	Conservative
   Nature of exit:	Dissolution
   Sponsorship:	None known
   Constituency connections:	None known
   Notes:	None

1. Financial Secretary to the War Office1928-1929

2. Financial Secretary to the Treasury1934-1935

3. Secretary of State for War1935-1937

4. First Lord of the Admiralty1937-1938

5. Financial Secretary to the War Office1931-1934

6. Minister of Information1940-1941

7. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster1941-1943

1. New College

   Graduated

1. Eton College

1. Manners, Lady Diana

   Year: 1919

1. Indirect relative ofHenry John Brinsley Granby

1. ConservativeMember

1. Bachelors' Club

2. Buck's Club

3. Beefsteak Club

4. White's Club