Brendan Bracken
Irish-born businessman and British politician (1901–1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brendan Rendall Bracken, 1st Viscount Bracken, PC (15 February 1901 – 8 August 1958) was an Irish-born businessman, politician and a minister in the British Conservative cabinet. He is best remembered for supporting Winston Churchill during the Second World War. He was also the founder of the modern version of the Financial Times.[1] He was Minister of Information from 1941 to 1945.
Quick Facts The Right HonourableThe Viscount BrackenPC, First Lord of the Admiralty ...
The Viscount Bracken | |
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First Lord of the Admiralty | |
In office 25 May 1945 – 26 July 1945 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | A. V. Alexander |
Succeeded by | A. V. Alexander |
Minister of Information | |
In office 20 July 1941 – 25 May 1945 | |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | Duff Cooper |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey Lloyd |
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
In office 1940–1941 | |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | Lord Dunglass |
Succeeded by | George Harvie-Watt |
Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East and Christchurch Bournemouth (1945–1950) | |
In office 15 November 1945 – 7 January 1952 | |
Preceded by | Leonard Lyle |
Succeeded by | Nigel Nicolson |
Member of Parliament for Paddington North | |
In office 30 May 1929 – 5 July 1945 | |
Preceded by | William Perring |
Succeeded by | Noel Mason-MacFarlane |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 February 1901 (1901-02-15) Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Died | 8 August 1958 (1958-08-09) (aged 57) London, England |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
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