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1035:Conservative
1005:Samuel Hoare
1004:
963:
944:Conservative
914:Samuel Hoare
913:
864:
817:
800:Left office
797:Took office
771:Conservative
740:
703:
700:William Weir
663:
642:Left office
639:Took office
589:
570:Conservative
546:
525:Left office
522:Took office
496:Conservative
472:
451:Left office
448:Took office
416:
400:(1940–1964)
389:(1936–1940)
375:(1919–1964)
371:
359:(1854–1964)
345:(1801–1854)
331:(1794–1801)
315:(1628–1964)
301:
296:
292:British Army
291:
286:
254:
241:Air Ministry
228:
226:
203:1 April 1964
190:Final holder
180:First holder
85:Air Ministry
70:
36:
1736:Hugh Fraser
1642:George Ward
1608:20 December
1595:Nigel Birch
1573:20 December
1512:before 1950
873:East Dorset
670:26 November
603:26 November
194:Hugh Fraser
153:Term length
124:Westminster
1825:Categories
1702:28 October
1662:28 October
1655:16 January
1615:16 January
1566:31 October
1530:26 October
1518:after 1950
1150:5 November
1114:5 November
1107:14 October
1018:6 November
977:3 November
970:22 January
934:22 January
927:31 October
886:19 October
832:10 January
786:Secretary
717:10 January
704:Baron Weir
628:President
511:President
287:Royal Navy
208:Succession
96:Formerly,
1789:Resigned.
1649:Worcester
1523:7 October
1481:7 October
1474:4 October
1434:4 October
1068:5 October
596:3 January
560:3 January
437:Chairman
200:Abolished
172:Formation
162:Precursor
134:Appointer
104:Member of
94:Abolished
1427:3 August
761:November
748:Ilkeston
710:26 April
677:26 April
486:February
479:February
1756:1 April
1749:16 July
1741:MP for
1709:16 July
1694:MP for
1647:MP for
1600:MP for
1514:MP for
1508:MP for
1466:MP for
1391:26 July
1376:MP for
1354:Liberal
1329:MP for
1289:3 April
1283:Chelsea
1281:MP for
1248:3 April
1233:MP for
1012:Chelsea
1010:MP for
921:Chelsea
919:MP for
896:Liberal
879:1 April
871:MP for
849:Liberal
839:1 April
824:MP for
754:January
746:MP for
613:Liberal
251:History
1540:Labour
1491:Labour
1444:Labour
1384:25 May
1344:23 May
1337:11 May
1296:11 May
1241:16 May
1200:16 May
1193:7 June
1157:7 June
1124:Labour
1081:Labour
1061:7 June
1025:4 June
987:Labour
826:Dundee
553:15 May
231:was a
128:London
91:Status
1798:Also
1774:Notes
1759:1964
1752:1962
1712:1962
1705:1960
1665:1960
1658:1957
1618:1957
1611:1955
1576:1955
1569:1951
1533:1951
1526:1947
1484:1947
1477:1946
1468:Derby
1437:1946
1430:1945
1394:1945
1387:1945
1347:1945
1340:1940
1299:1940
1292:1940
1251:1940
1244:1938
1203:1938
1196:1935
1160:1935
1153:1931
1117:1931
1110:1930
1064:1929
1028:1929
1021:1924
980:1924
973:1924
937:1924
930:1922
889:1922
882:1921
842:1921
835:1919
764:1919
757:1919
720:1919
713:1918
680:1918
673:1917
606:1917
599:1917
563:1917
556:1916
489:1916
482:1916
471:17th
405:1964
394:1940
382:1936
368:1919
352:1854
338:1801
324:1794
308:1628
1558:6th
1419:1st
1322:Sir
1274:Sir
1226:Sir
1185:1st
1142:7th
1099:1st
1071:1930
1053:1st
1003:Sir
962:1st
912:Sir
702:1st
662:1st
588:1st
545:1st
227:The
137:The
119:Seat
1827::
1782:^
263:,
247:.
126:,
1802:.
1073:†
34:.
20:)
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