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William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate.
British politician (1877-1960)
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About William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate
William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate, was a British Liberal politician who later joined the Labour Party. A decorated Royal Air Force officer, he was Secretary of State for India between 1929 and 1931 and Secretary of State for Air between 1945 and 1946. He was the father of Tony Benn and the paternal grandfather of Hilary Benn.
Everything about William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate →- Occupation
- politician, military personnel
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for India, Secretary of State for Air, member of the House of Lords
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- May 10, 1877
- Died
- November 17, 1960