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Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby
British Conservative politician (1900–1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the British banker, see Robert Tuite Boothby.
Robert John Graham Boothby, Baron Boothby, KBE (12 February 1900 – 16 July 1986), often known as Bob Boothby, was a British Conservative politician.
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The Lord Boothby | |
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food | |
In office 15 May 1940 – 22 October 1940 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | Alan Lennox-Boyd |
Succeeded by | Gwilym Lloyd George |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 18 August 1958 – 16 July 1986 Life peerage | |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 29 October 1924 – 18 August 1958 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Martin |
Succeeded by | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon |
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Born | (1900-02-12)12 February 1900 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 16 July 1986(1986-07-16) (aged 86) London, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Other political affiliations | Popular Front |
Spouses | Diana Cavendish
(m. 1935; div. 1937)Wanda Sanna (m. 1967) |
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