British Offices and Honours
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The Right Honourable Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich, G.C.M.G., D.S.O., P.C.

  • Born: 22 February 1890
  • Died: 1 January 1954

Known as[]

  • 1890-1918: Duff Cooper, Esq.
  • 1918-1924: Duff Cooper, Esq., D.S.O.
  • 1924-1929: Duff Cooper, Esq., D.S.O., M.P.
  • 1929-1931: Duff Cooper, Esq., D.S.O.
  • 1931-1935: Duff Cooper, Esq., D.S.O., M.P.
  • 1935-1944: The Rt. Hon. Duff Cooper, D.S.O., M.P.
  • 1944-1945: His Excellency The Rt. Hon. Duff Cooper, D.S.O., M.P.
  • 1945-1948: His Excellency The Rt. Hon. Duff Cooper, D.S.O.
  • 1948-1952: The Rt. Hon. Sir Duff Cooper, G.C.M.G., D.S.O.
  • 1952-1954: The Viscount Norwich, G.C.M.G., D.S.O., P.C.

Education[]

  • Wixenford School
  • Eton College
  • New College, Oxford

Offices[]

Diplomatic Posts[]

Peerage Titles[]

  • Viscount Norwich, 1952

Chivalric Orders[]

  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, 1948

Other Honours[]

  • Distinguished Service Order, 1918

Privy Council[]

Parliamentary Seats[]

  • Member of Parliament for Oldham, 1924-1929
  • Member of Parliament for Westminster St. George's, 1931-1945


Preceded by:
The Viscount Halifax
Secretary of State for War
1935–1937
Succeeded by:
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Preceded by:
Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt.
First Lord of the Admiralty
1937–1938
Succeeded by:
The Earl Stanhope
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