Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton (1883-1964) was a British businessman and politician. 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In the 1930s he built up the department store Lewis' and for his contribution to British industry he was awarded a peerage in 1939. Despite his wishes, he was informed that it was not possible to be Baron Marquis and so he took the title Baron Woolton. In April 1940 he was appointed as Minister of Food by Neville Chamberlain, one of a number of ministerial appointments from outside politics. Woolton retained this position when Winston Churchill became Prime Minister the following month and was faced with the task of overseeing rationing due to wartime shortages. He took the view that it was insufficient to impose restrictions but that a programme of advertising to support it was undertaken. There were many new recipes made out of the restricted supplies, including the "Woolton pie" named after the minister which consisted of carrots, parsnips, potatoes and turnips in oatmeal, with a a pastry or potato crust and served with brown gravy. It was Woolton's business skills that managed to make the Ministry of Food's difficult job a success and he engendered a strong personal popularity despite the shortages. // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... A department store organizes its goods by departments, such as womens clothes, home furnishings, electronics, and the like. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of Earl of Woolton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1956. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Minister of Food was a British government job separated from that of the Minister of Agriculture from 1939 until 1954. ... Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869–9 November 1940) was a British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937–1940. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS (30 November 1874–24 January 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ...

In 1943 Woolton entered the War Cabinet as Minister of Reconstruction, taking charge of the difficult task of planning for post-war Britain. In May 1945 he was including in Churchill's "Caretaker" government as Lord President of the Council, but in July the government fell when Churchill lost the 1945 general election. The very next day Woolton joined the Conservative Party and was soon appointed Party Chairman, with the job of improving the party's organisation in the country and revitalising it for future elections. Under Woolton many sweeping reforms were carried out and when the Conservatives returned to government in 1951, Woolton served in the Cabinet for the next four years. 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... A War Cabinet is committee formed by a government in time of war. ... The Minister of Reconstruction was a British government post that briefly existed during the latter stages of the Second World War, charged with planning for the post-war period. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Office of Lord President of the Council is a British cabinet position, the holder of which acts as Presiding officer of the Privy Council. ... The British general election of 1945 held on July 5th 1945 but not counted and declared until July 26, 1945 (due to the time it took to transport the votes of those serving overseas) was one of the most significant general elections of the 20th century. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

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The title of Earl of Woolton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1956. ... Roger David Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton (1922-1969) was the son of the 1st Earl Woolton. ...