Charles Iain Kerr, 1st Baron Teviot, DSO, MC (May 3, 1874 – January 7, 1968) was a politician in the United Kingdom. He entered the House of Commons at a by-election in 1932 as a member of the National Liberal Party. He was Chief Whip of the National Liberals and served as a government whip and Comptroller of the Household in the National Government. He was also a member of the Right Club. He was elevated to the House of Lords in 1940 as Baron Teviot. He later served as Chairman of the National Liberals. Source: Veterans Affairs Canada The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and other formerly Commonwealth countries, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. ... Military Cross The Military Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army, and formerly also to officers of the armies of other Commonwealth countries, for distinguished and meritorious services in battle. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... National Liberal Party was a name used by two groups of politicians, who had formerly been associated with the Liberal Party. ... The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Stewards department, and often a cabinet member. ... In the United Kingdom the term National Government is in an abstract sense used to refer to a coalition of some or all major political parties. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Baron Teviot, of Burghclere in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...