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David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda.
British businessman & politician (1856-1918)
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About David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda
David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda, PC (26 March 1856 – 3 July 1918), was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician. He was UK Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil from 1888 until the January 1910 general election, then MP for Cardiff until the December 1910 general election, when he left politics to concentrate on his business interests. He was made a member of the Privy Council in 1916. He later held office, notably as "Food Controller" in Lloyd George's wartime coalition government.
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- politician
- Position held
- Minister of Food, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- March 26, 1856
- Died
- July 3, 1918