The Lord Fraser of Lonsdale | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 1 August 1958 – 19 December 1974 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Morecambe & Lonsdale | |
| In office 24 February 1950 – 1 August 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Basil de Ferranti |
| Member of Parliament for Lonsdale | |
| In office 13 April 1940 – 3 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Balniel |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1897 |
| Died | 19 December 1974 (aged 77) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
William Jocelyn Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Lonsdale, CH, CBE (30 August 1897 – 19 December 1974) was a British Conservative Party politician, a Governor of the BBC, a successful businessman and the first person to be awarded a life peerage under the Life Peerages Act 1958.
Fraser was blinded in World War I and became Chairman of St Dunstan's, a charity for blind servicemen.