NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kingsley Wood

Sir Howard Kingsley Wood (19 August 1891 - 21 September 1943) was a Conservative British politician. He was first elected to office as member of the London City Council in 1911, and was elected to parliament in 1918. He entered the National Government of Ramsay MacDonald in 1931, and served as Postmaster General, Minister of Health, Secretary of State for Air, and finally as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Winston Churchill, before dying unexpectedly in office in 1943. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... London City Council is the governing body of the city of London, Ontario, Canada. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Right Honourable James Ramsay MacDonald, PC (12 October 1866â€“9 November 1937), British politician, was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... In the United Kingdom, the Postmaster General is a now defunct ministerial position. ... Minister of Health redirects here. ... The Secretary of State for Air was a cabinet level British position, in charge of the Air Ministry. ... The Rt. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS (30 November 1874 â€“ 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

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