John Hugh Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham OBE PC (January 22, 1911–March 7, 1982) was a British peer and statesman, the son of Richard Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Peerage is a system of titles of United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... The term statesman is a respectful term used to refer to diplomats, politicians, and other notable figures of state. ...

Hare was educated at Eton College and married Hon. Beryl Nancy Pearson, daughter of Weetman Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray, on 31 January 1934. They had three children: The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

• Hon. Mary Anne Hare (b. 9 April 1936)
• Michael John Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham (b. 25 January 1938)
• Hon. Joanna Freda Hare (b. 27 July 1942)

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Hare was Conservative M.P. for Woodbridge between 1945 and 1950, then Conservative M.P. for Sudbury and Woodbridge between 1950 and 1963. He was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party between 1952 and 1955 and chairman between 1963 and 1965.

Hare served in the Cabinet of Anthony Eden as Minister of State of Colonial Affairs between 1955 and 1956 and Secretary of State for War from 1956 to 1958, under Eden and his successor, Harold Macmillan. He held the office of Minister of Agriculture from 1958 to 1960 and Minister of Labour between 1960 and 1963, both under Macmillan. A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC (June 12, 1897 - January 14, 1977), British politician, was Foreign Secretary during World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1950s. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, a British cabinet-level position, first applied to Henry Dundas (appointed in 1794). ... The Right Honourable Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894–29 December 1986), nicknamed Supermac and Mac the Knife, was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. ... The Minister of Agriculture is a position in several cabinet governments. ...

He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, both between 1963 and 1964 and was created 1st Viscount Blakenham, of Little Blakenham, co. Suffolk on 8 November 1963. The standard of the Duchy of Lancaster The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two Royal Duchies in the United Kingdom, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... Suffolk (pronounced suffuk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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Viscount Blakenham is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...