Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham
British politician and judge (1872–1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham, PC (28 February 1872 – 16 August 1950) was a British lawyer and Conservative politician who twice served as Lord Chancellor, in addition to a number of other Cabinet positions. Mooted as a possible successor to Stanley Baldwin as party leader for a time in the very early 1930s, he was widely considered to be one of the leading Conservative politicians of his generation.
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The Viscount Hailsham | |
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Lord President of the Council | |
In office 9 March 1938 – 31 October 1938 | |
Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain |
Preceded by | The Viscount Halifax |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Runciman of Doxford |
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | |
In office 7 June 1935 – 9 March 1938 | |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain |
Preceded by | The Viscount Sankey |
Succeeded by | The Lord Maugham |
In office 28 March 1928 – 4 June 1929 | |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | The Viscount Cave |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Sankey |
Leader of the House of Lords | |
In office 5 November 1931 – 7 June 1935 | |
Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
Preceded by | The Marquess of Reading |
Succeeded by | The Marquess of Londonderry |
Secretary of State for War | |
In office 5 November 1931 – 7 June 1935 | |
Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
Preceded by | The Marquess of Crewe |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Halifax |
Attorney-General for England | |
In office 6 November 1924 – 4 April 1928 | |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | Sir Patrick Hastings |
Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Inskip |
In office 24 October 1922 – 22 January 1924 | |
Prime Minister | Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | Sir Ernest Pollock |
Succeeded by | Sir Patrick Hastings |
Member of Parliament for St Marylebone | |
In office 15 November 1922 – 28 March 1928 | |
Preceded by | Sir Samuel Scott |
Succeeded by | Rennell Rodd |
Personal details | |
Born | Douglas McGarel Hogg 28 February 1872 (1872-02-28) London, England |
Died | 16 August 1950(1950-08-16) (aged 78) Hailsham, England |
Political party | Conservative |
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Children | 2, including Quintin |
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