Neil Primrose (politician)
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Neil James Archibald Primrose MC PC (14 December 1882 – 15 November 1917) was a British Liberal politician and soldier. The second son of Prime Minister Lord Rosebery, he represented Wisbech in parliament from 1910 to 1917 and served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1915 and as joint-Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from 1916 to 1917. He died from wounds received in action in Palestine in 1917.
Quick Facts Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury with Lord Edmund Talbot, Monarch ...
Neil Primrose | |
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury with Lord Edmund Talbot | |
In office 14 December 1916 – 2 March 1917 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Lord Edmund Talbot John Gulland |
Succeeded by | Lord Edmund Talbot Hon. Frederick Guest |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 December 1882 (1882-12-14) Dalmeny House, Dalmeny, Midlothian |
Died | 15 November 1917 (1917-11-16) (aged 34) Gezer, Palestine |
Resting place | Ramleh Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Lady Victoria Stanley (1892–1927) |
Children | Ruth Wood, Countess of Halifax |
Parent(s) | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Hannah de Rothschild |
Awards | Military Cross |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1909–1917 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars |
Battles/wars | First World War |
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