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Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne

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Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne

Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, DSO & Bar, TD, PC (29 March 1880 – 6 November 1944), was a British Conservative politician, soldier and businessman. He served as the British minister of state in the Middle East until November 1944, when he was assassinated by the Zionist terrorist group Lehi in Cairo. The assassination of Lord Moyne sent shock waves through Palestine and the rest of the world.

Infobox

Monarch
George V
Prime Minister
Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin
Preceded by
Frederick Hervey
Succeeded by
Frank Heilgers
Born
Walter Edward Guinness(1880-03-29)29 March 1880Dublin, Ireland
Died
6 November 1944(1944-11-06) (aged 64)Cairo, Egypt
Nationality
British
Political party
Conservative
Spouse
mw- Lady Evelyn Erskine (m. 1903; died 1939)
Children
3, including Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne
Parent(s)
Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of IveaghAdelaide Guinness
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch/service
British Army
Years of service
1899–1918
Rank
Brigade major
Battles/wars
mw- li Second Boer War First World War Battle of Passchendaele German spring offensive
Party
Conservative

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Preceded byFrederick William Fane Hervey
Preceded byFrederick William Fane Hervey
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byFrederick William Fane Hervey
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member for Bury St Edmunds 1907–1931
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succeeded byFrank Heilgers
Political offices
Political offices
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Political offices
Preceded bySir William Joynson-Hicks
Preceded bySir William Joynson-Hicks
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded bySir William Joynson-Hicks
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1923–1924
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succeeded byWilliam Graham
Preceded byWilliam Graham
Preceded byWilliam Graham
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byWilliam Graham
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1924–1925
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succeeded byRonald McNeill
Preceded byE.F.L. Wood
Preceded byE.F.L. Wood
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byE.F.L. Wood
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 1925–1929
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succeeded byNoel Buxton
Preceded byThe Lord Lloyd
Preceded byThe Lord Lloyd
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byThe Lord Lloyd
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for the Colonies 1941–1942
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succeeded byViscount Cranborne
Party political offices
Party political offices
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Party political offices
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New title
New title
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New title
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Baron Moyne 1932–1944
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succeeded byBryan Guinness
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byFrederick William Fane Hervey
Member for Bury St Edmunds 1907–1931
Succeeded byFrank Heilgers
Political offices
Preceded bySir William Joynson-Hicks
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1923–1924
Succeeded byWilliam Graham
Preceded byWilliam Graham
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1924–1925
Succeeded byRonald McNeill
Preceded byE.F.L. Wood
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 1925–1929
Succeeded byNoel Buxton
Preceded byThe Lord Lloyd
Secretary of State for the Colonies 1941–1942
Succeeded byViscount Cranborne
Leader of the House of Lords 1941–1942
Party political offices
Preceded byThe Lord Lloyd
Leader of the Conservative Partyin the House of Lords 1941–1942
Succeeded byViscount Cranborne
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New title
Baron Moyne 1932–1944
Succeeded byBryan Guinness

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