Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon

• Born: 12 June 1897
• Died: 14 January 1977

Contents 1 Known as 2 Education 3 Offices 4 Peerage Titles 5 Orders of Chivalry 6 Privy Council 7 Parliamentary Seats 8 Parliamentary Positions 9 Party Positions 10 Other Honours

Known asEdit

• 1897-1954 Anthony Eden
• 1954-1961 Sir Anthony Eden
• 1961-1977 The Earl of Avon

EducationEdit

• Eton College
• Christ Church, Oxford

OfficesEdit

• Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1931-1934
• Lord Privy Seal, 1934-1935
• Minister without Portfolio for League of Nations Affairs, 1935
• Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1935-1938, 1940-1945, 1951-1955
• Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, 1939-1940
• Secretary of State for War, 1940
• Prime Minister, 1955-1957

Peerage TitlesEdit

• Earl of Avon and Viscount Eden, 1961

Orders of ChivalryEdit

• Knight of the Garter, 1954

Privy CouncilEdit

• Privy Councillor, 1934

Parliamentary SeatsEdit

• Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington, 1923-1957

Parliamentary PositionsEdit

• Leader of the House of Commons, 1942-1945

Party PositionsEdit

• Leader of the Conservative Party, 1955-1957

Other HonoursEdit

• Honorary fellow of Christ Church, Oxford
• Chancellor of Birmingham University, 1945-1973
• Honorary member of the Salters' Company, 1946
• Honorary bencher of the Middle Temple, 1952
• Honorary member of the Fishmongers' Company, 1955
• President of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1958-1966

Preceded by: Sir Samuel Hoare	Foreign Secretary 1935–1938	Succeeded by: The Viscount Halifax
Preceded by: The Viscount Halifax	Foreign Secretary 1940–1945	Succeeded by: Ernest Bevin
Preceded by: Herbert Morrison	Foreign Secretary 1951–1955	Succeeded by: Harold Macmillan
Preceded by: Sir Winston Churchill	Prime Minister 1955–1957	Succeeded by: Harold Macmillan