Richard Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow
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Richard William Alan Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow GBE GCStJ PC DL (23 August 1876 – 9 June 1945), styled Viscount Cranley until 1911, was a British peer, diplomat, parliamentary secretary and government minister.
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The Earl of Onslow | |
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Chairman of Committees | |
In office 1931–1944 | |
Monarchs | George V Edward VIII George VI |
Lord Chancellor | The Viscount Sankey The Viscount Hailsham The Viscount Maugham The Viscount Caldecote The Viscount Simon |
Preceded by | The Earl of Donoughmore |
Succeeded by | The Lord Stanmore |
Paymaster General | |
In office 1928–1929 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | The Duke of Sutherland |
Succeeded by | The Lord Arnold |
Under-Secretary of State for War | |
In office 1924–1928 | |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Secretary | The Earl of Derby |
Preceded by | Clement Attlee |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Sutherland |
Personal details | |
Born | (1876-08-23)23 August 1876 |
Died | 9 June 1945(1945-06-09) (aged 68) Guildford, Surrey, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Violet Marcia Catherine Warwick Bampfylde
(m. 1906) |
Children | 2 |
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Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
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