The Lord Cawley | |
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
In office 10 December 1916 – 10 February 1918 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | Thomas McKinnon Wood |
Succeeded by | The Lord Beaverbrook |
Personal details | |
Born | Priestlands, Bunbury, Cheshire, UK | 9 October 1850
Died | 30 March 1937 Berrington Hall, near Leominster, Herefordshire, UK | (aged 86)
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Elizabeth Smith (d. 1930) |
Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley PC, JP (9 October 1850 – 30 March 1937), known as Sir Frederick Cawley, Bt, between 1906 and 1918, was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician. A wealthy cotton merchant, he represented Prestwich in parliament between 1895 and 1918 and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1916 and 1918. Created a baronet in 1906, he was ennobled as Baron Cawley in 1918.