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George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave, GCMG, PC (23 February 1856 – 29 March 1928) was a British lawyer and Conservative politician. He was Home Secretary under David Lloyd George from 1916 to 1919 and served as Lord Chancellor from 1922 to 1924 and again from 1924 to 1928.
Quick Facts Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, Prime Minister ...
The Viscount Cave | |
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Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | |
In office 24 October 1922 – 22 January 1924 | |
Prime Minister | Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | The Viscount Birkenhead |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Haldane |
In office 6 November 1924 – 28 March 1928 | |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | The Viscount Haldane |
Succeeded by | The Lord Hailsham |
Home Secretary | |
In office 11 December 1916 – 14 January 1919 | |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Herbert Samuel |
Succeeded by | Edward Shortt |
Member of Parliament for Kingston-upon-Thames | |
In office 8 February 1906 – 14 December 1918 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Skewes-Cox |
Succeeded by | John Campbell |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 February 1856 (1856-02-23) London |
Died | 29 March 1928(1928-03-29) (aged 72) St Anne's, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) |
Estella Cave, Countess Cave of Richmond
(m. 1885) |
Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
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