Sir Walter Monckton

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Edward_VIII
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Balliol_College,_Oxford
gptkb:Harrow_School
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Baronet
gptkb:Companion_of_Honour
Privy Counsellor
Queen's Counsel
gptkbp:birthDate 1891-01-17
gptkbp:birthPlace Plaistow, Kent, England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Gilbert_Monckton
gptkbp:deathDate 1965-01-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:educatedAt gptkb:Balliol_College,_Oxford
gptkb:Harrow_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Walter_Turner_Monckton
gptkbp:honorificPrefix PC
The Right Honourable
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Walter Monckton
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Conservative_Party_(UK)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour
gptkb:Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:militaryBranch Royal North Devon Yeomanry
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:notableFor Chairman of Midland Bank
Chairman of the Iraq Petroleum Company
Chancellor of the University of Sussex
Director of Midland Bank
advisor during the abdication crisis of Edward VIII
negotiator in Indian independence transition
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:civil_servant
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryService gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Bristol_West
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Viscount_Monckton_of_Brenchley
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Minister_of_Defence
gptkb:Solicitor_General_for_England_and_Wales
gptkb:Minister_of_Labour_and_National_Service
gptkb:Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster
gptkb:Director-General_of_British_Information_Services
gptkbp:predecessor Sir Walter Smiles
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Polly_Colyer-Fergusson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Robert_Cooke
gptkbp:termEnd 1957
gptkbp:termStart 1951
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Viscount_Monckton_of_Brenchley
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Director-General_of_the_Ministry_of_Information_(UK)
gptkb:Ministry_of_Labour_and_National_Service
gptkb:War_Artists'_Advisory_Committee
gptkb:British_Ministry_of_Supply
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7