| LC control no. | no2015145532 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cilcennin, James Purdon Lewes Thomas, Viscount, 1903-1960 |
| Variant(s) | Thomas, James Purdon Lewes, Viscount Cilcennin, 1903-1960 Cilcennin, Viscount, 1903-1960 |
| See also | Officiated corporate body: Conservative Party (Great Britain) Officiated corporate body: Great Britain. Parliament Officiated corporate body: Great Britain. Admiralty |
| Located | Hereford (England) |
| Address | The Bush Farm Colwall Hereford |
| Birth date | 1903-10-13 |
| Death date | 1960-07-13 |
| Place of birth | Llandeilo (Wales) |
| Field of activity | Great Britain--Politics and government |
| Affiliation | Rugby School Oriel College (University of Oxford) Conservative Party (Great Britain) Great Britain. Parliament Great Britain. Admiralty |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians--Great Britain |
| Found in | Cilcennin, James Purdon Lewes Thomas. Admiralty House, Whitehall, 1960: title-page (Viscount Cilcennin, First Lord of the Admiralty 1951-56) page 6 (Cilcennin) Archive Wales. Viscount Cilcennin papers, via WWW, accessed July 22, 2015 (James Purdon Lewes Thomas, Viscount Cilcennin, (1903-1960); born Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire; Conservative member for Hereford constituency 1931-1955; became Parliamentary Private Secretary to Anthony Eden (1897-1977) as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1937, when Eden's attempts to address the threat of Fascism came into conflict with Chamberlain and his policy of appeasement, culminating in Eden's resignation in 1938; First Lord of the Admiralty from 1951 to 1956; was created Viscount Cilcennin of Hereford in 1955; became Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire in 1957; died 1960) <http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/index.php?id=1030> Pine, L.G. New extinct peerage, 1972: pages 68-69 (U.K. Viscount Cilcennin of Hereford, created 21 December 1955; born 13 October 1903, died 13 July 1960; professional politician; educated at Rugby and Oriel College, Oxford; 1929-1931: Private Secretary to the Rt. Honourable Stanley Baldwin; 1932-1935: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Dominions; 1935-1938: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Colonies; 1940: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for War; 1939-1945: Lord Commissioner of the Treasury; 1943-1945: Financial Secretary to the Admiralty; 1945-1951: Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party; residence: The Bush Farm, Colwall, county Hereford) |
| Associated language | eng |
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