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Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
Walter Turner Monckton
English lawyer and politician (1891-1965).
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External Pages About Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
ISNI
UK National Archives
Statements about
Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
Child
Gilbert Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
Valerie Goulding
Sex or Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kent
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
( - 4/12/1927)
End Cause
:
Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927
End Time
:
4/12/1927
Member of Political Party
Conservative Party
Date of Birth
1/17/1891
Date of Death
1/9/1965
Educated At
Balliol College
Harrow School
Instance Of
Human
Position Held
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Member of the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom
(5/26/1955 - 2/11/1957)
End Cause
:
Elevation to the House of Lords
Electoral District
:
Bristol West
Elected In
:
1955 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Conservative Party
Parliamentary Term
:
41st Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
2/11/1957
Start Time
:
5/26/1955
Member of the 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(10/25/1951 - 5/6/1955)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Bristol West
Elected In
:
1951 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Conservative Party
Parliamentary Term
:
40th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
5/6/1955
Start Time
:
10/25/1951
Member of the 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(2/15/1951 - 10/5/1951)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Bristol West
Elected In
:
1951 Bristol West By-Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Conservative Party
Parliamentary Term
:
39th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
10/5/1951
Start Time
:
2/15/1951
Member of the House of Lords
(4/3/1957 - 1/9/1965)
End Cause
:
Death in Office
End Time
:
1/9/1965
Start Time
:
4/3/1957
Secretary of State for Defence
(12/20/1955 - 10/18/1956)
Replaces
:
Selwyn Lloyd
Replaced By
:
Antony Head, 1st Viscount Head
End Time
:
10/18/1956
Start Time
:
12/20/1955
Solicitor General for England and Wales
(5/29/1945 - 7/26/1945)
Replaces
:
David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir
Replaced By
:
Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill
End Time
:
7/26/1945
Start Time
:
5/29/1945
King's Counsel
(2/18/1930 - )
Start Time
:
2/18/1930
Recorder
(7/29/1930 - )
Applies to Jurisdiction
:
Hythe
Object Named As
:
Recorder of the Borough of Hythe
Start Time
:
7/29/1930
Award Received
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
(1/1/1945)
Point in Time
:
1/1/1945
Military Cross
(6/3/1919)
Point in Time
:
6/3/1919
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
(2/1/1937)
Point in Time
:
2/1/1937
Occupation
Cricketer
Politician
Lawyer
Military Officer
Barrister
Judge
Given Name
Walter
Series Ordinal
:
1
Turner
Series Ordinal
:
2
Noble Title
Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
(2/11/1957 - 1/9/1965)
End Cause
:
Death
Series Ordinal
:
1
End Time
:
1/9/1965
Start Time
:
2/11/1957
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Work Location
London
Name in Native Language
Walter Monckton
Archives At
National Library of Wales
Sport
Cricket
Sport Hunting
Family Name
Monckton
Father
Frank William Monckton
Mother
Dora Constance Golding
Spouse
Bridget Monckton, 11th Lady Ruthven of Freeland
(8/13/1947 - )
Series Ordinal
:
2
Start Time
:
8/13/1947
Mary Adelaide Somes Colyer-Fergusson
(7/18/1914 - 1947)
End Cause
:
Divorce
Series Ordinal
:
1
End Time
:
1947
Start Time
:
7/18/1914
Latest Date
:
8/12/1947
Candidacy in Election
1951 Bristol West By-Election
Electoral District
:
Bristol West
Member of Political Party
:
Conservative Party
Votes Received
:
22,216
Ranking
:
1
1951 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Bristol West
Member of Political Party
:
Conservative Party
Votes Received
:
25,858
Ranking
:
1
1955 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Bristol West
Member of Political Party
:
Conservative Party
Votes Received
:
32,767
Ranking
:
1
Image
Place of Death
Folkington
Place of Burial
Medical Condition
Arteriosclerosis
(1960s)
Point in Time
:
1960s
Plaxtol
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
Parish Church of All Saints
Unnamed
:
1/13/1965
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