Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley
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The Right Honourable The Lord Cawley PC JP |
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 10 December 1916 – 10 February 1918 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Thomas McKinnon Wood |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Beaverbrook |
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9 October 1850 9 October 1850 Priestlands, Bunbury, Cheshire |
| Died | 30 March 1937 (aged 86) Berrington Hall, near Leominster, Herefordshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Smith (d. 1930) |
| Alma mater | None |
Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley PC, JP (9 October 1850 – 30 March 1937), known as Sir Frederick Cawley, Bt, between 1906 and 1918, was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician. A wealthy cotton merchant, he represented Prestwich in parliament between 1895 and 1918 and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1916 and 1918. Created a baronet in 1906, he was ennobled as Baron Cawley in 1918.
Cawley was born at Priestlands, Bunbury, Cheshire, the son of Thomas Cawley (1806–1875) by Harriet Bird, daughter of Samuel Bird, of Beeston Hall, Cheshire. He was educated at Aldersey School, Bunbury, and at Wesley College, Sheffield.
Cawley was involved in the Lancashire cotton industry, which made him a wealthy man. At the 1895 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for Prestwich, a seat he held until 1918. In 1916 he was admitted to the Privy Council and appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the war-time coalition of David Lloyd George, a post he held until 1918. He was also appointed to the Dardanelles Commission. Cawley was created a Baronet, of Prestwich in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in 1906, and was raised to the peerage as Baron Cawley, of Prestwich in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in 1918. He was also a Justice of the Peace for Herefordshire.
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