<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Right Honourable The Earl of Avon KG MC PC </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Prime Minister of the United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 6 April 1955--10 January 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Monarch </Th> <Td> Elizabeth II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Harold Macmillan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 6 December 1923--10 January 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Ernest Pollock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> John Hobson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 1961--1977 Hereditary Peerage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Nicholas Eden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Leadership positions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 26 October 1951--6 April 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Herbert Morrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Rab Butler (1962) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Leader of the Conservative Party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 6 April 1955--10 January 1957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Harold Macmillan </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Ministerial offices </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 28 October 1951--7 April 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Herbert Morrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Harold Macmillan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 22 December 1940--26 July 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> The Viscount Halifax </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Ernest Bevin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 22 December 1935--20 February 1938 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Samuel Hoare </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> The Viscount Halifax </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Leader of the House of Commons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 22 November 1942--26 July 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Stafford Cripps </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Herbert Morrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Secretary of State for War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 11 May 1940--22 December 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Oliver Stanley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> David Margesson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 3 September 1939--14 May 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Sir Thomas Inskip </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> The Viscount Caldecote </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Lord Privy Seal </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office June 1934--7 June 1935 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Ramsay MacDonald </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Stanley Baldwin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> The Marquess of Londonderry </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Personal details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Robert Anthony Eden (1897 - 06 - 12) 12 June 1897 Windlestone Hall, Rushyford, County Durham, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 14 January 1977 (1977 - 01 - 14) (aged 79) Alvediston, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cause of death </Th> <Td> Liver cancer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Resting place </Th> <Td> Churchyard of St Mary's, Alvediston </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> British </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political party </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Beatrice Beckett (m . 1923; div. 1950) </Li> <Li> Clarissa Spencer - Churchill (m . 1952) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Simon </Li> <Li> Robert </Li> <Li> Nicholas </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parents </Th> <Td> Sir William Eden Sybil Frances Grey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alma mater </Th> <Td> Eton College Christ Church, Oxford </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Military service </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Service / branch </Th> <Td> British Army </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of service </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 1915--1919 </Li> <Li> 1920--1923 </Li> <Li> 1939 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> Major </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unit </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> King's Royal Rifle Corps </Li> <Li> Durham Light Infantry </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Battles / wars </Th> <Td> <P> World War I </P> <Ul> <Li> Western Front <Ul> <Li> Battle of the Somme </Li> <Li> Battle of Messines </Li> <Li> Battle of Passchendaele </Li> <Li> Operation Michael </Li> <Li> Hundred Days Offensive </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Military Cross </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> a . ^ Office vacant from 6 April 1955 to 13 July 1962 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Right Honourable The Earl of Avon KG MC PC </Th> </Tr>

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