The Lord Brabazon of Tara | |
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Minister of Aircraft Production | |
In office 1 May 1941 – 22 February 1942 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | The Lord Beaverbrook |
Succeeded by | John Llewellin |
Minister of Transport | |
In office 3 October 1940 – 1 May 1941 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | John Reith |
Succeeded by | The Lord Leathers |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport | |
In office 11 November 1924 – 14 January 1927 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | The 2nd Earl Russell |
In office 8 October 1923 – 22 January 1924 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | Wilfrid Ashley |
Succeeded by | No appointment until November 1924 |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 27 April 1942 – 17 May 1964 Hereditary peerage | |
Preceded by | Peerage created |
Succeeded by | The 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara |
Member of Parliament for Wallasey | |
In office 27 October 1931 – 27 April 1942 | |
Preceded by | Robert Burton-Chadwick |
Succeeded by | George Reakes |
Member of Parliament for Chatham | |
In office 14 December 1918 – 10 May 1929 | |
Preceded by | Gerald Hohler |
Succeeded by | Frank Markham |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 8 February 1884
Died | 17 May 1964 Longcross, Surrey, England | (aged 80)
Political party | Conservative |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1914–1919 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Lieutenant Colonel John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, GBE, MC, PC, HonFRPS (8 February 1884 – 17 May 1964) was an English aviation pioneer and Conservative politician. He was the first Englishman to pilot a heavier-than-air machine under power in England, and he served as Minister of Transport and Minister of Aircraft Production during the Second World War.