Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Swinton GBE CH MC PC |
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| President of the Board of Trade | |
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In office 24 October 1922 – 22 January 1924 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister |
Andrew Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | Stanley Baldwin |
| Succeeded by | Sidney Webb |
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In office 6 November 1924 – 4 June 1929 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | Sidney Webb |
| Succeeded by | William Graham |
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In office 25 August – 5 November 1931 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | William Graham |
| Succeeded by | Walter Runciman |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
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In office 5 November 1931 – 7 June 1935 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay Macdonald |
| Preceded by | James Henry Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm MacDonald |
| Secretary of State for Air | |
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In office 7 June 1935 – 16 May 1938 |
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| Monarch |
George V Edward VIII George VI |
| Prime Minister |
Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Londonderry |
| Succeeded by | Kingsley Wood |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 31 October 1951 – 24 November 1952 |
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| Monarch |
George VI Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Alexander of Hillsborough |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Woolton |
| Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | |
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In office 24 November 1952 – 7 April 1955 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Home |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 May 1884 East Ayton, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 27 July 1972 (aged 88) Swinton, Yorkshire, England |
| Resting place | Masham, Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Boynton (died 1974) |
| Alma mater | Winchester School |
Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton, GBE, CH, MC, PC (1 May 1884 – 27 July 1972), known as Philip Lloyd-Greame until 1924 and as The Viscount Swinton between 1935 and 1955, was a prominent British Conservative politician from the 1920s until the 1950s.
Born as Philip Lloyd-Greame, he was the younger son of Lieutenant-Colonel Yarburgh George Lloyd-Greame, of Sewerby House, Bridlington, Yorkshire (1840–1928) by his wife Dora Letitia O'Brien, daughter of the Right Reverend James Thomas O'Brien, Bishop of Ossory. His paternal grandfather Yarburgh Gamaliel Lloyd, later Lloyd-Greame (1813–1890) had inherited Sewerby (or Sowerby) House by the will of his maternal uncle Yarburgh Greame, later Yarburgh (1782–1856).
He attended Winchester College and University College, Oxford, where he studied law and graduated BA in 1905. Philip became an Honorary Fellow of his college and was admitted to the Inner Temple. He was enlisted in 1914 following the start of World War I, was mentioned in despatches and promoted Major. While serving on the western front he was awarded the Military Cross in 1916, while serving as Brigade Major to the 124th Brigade of 41st Division. During the war Sir Philip spent time with Churchill at his advanced HQ Lawrence Farm. They later worked together in the Baldwin ministries of the 1920s when Sir Philip served as a minister of state. In 1917 he was appointed joint secretary to the Minister of National Service. He was noticed by Lloyd George who recruited the young veteran to be Chairman of the Labour sub-committee of the war cabinet in Downing Street. After the war he decided to stand as a Conservative candidate in the Coupon election.
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