The Lord Henley | |
|---|---|
| President of the Liberal Party | |
| In office 1966–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Nancy Seear |
| Succeeded by | Donald Wade |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 21 April 1962 – 20 December 1977 Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 6th Baron Henley |
| Succeeded by | The 8th Baron Henley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1914 |
| Died | 20 December 1977 (aged 63) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Michael Francis Eden, 7th Baron Henley and 5th Baron Northington (13 August 1914 – 20 December 1977),[1] was a British peer active in Liberal Party politics.
Eden succeeded as Baron Henley and Baron Northington in 1962. He served as President of the Liberal Party from 1966 to 1967, then as chairman from 1968 to 1969.[2] He served as deputy whip of the party in the House of Lords.[3] In 1973, he was appointed Chairman of the Council for the Protection of Rural England.[4] Outside politics, he bought and restored Scaleby Castle.[5]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- ^ Randolph Spencer Churchill and Martin Gilbert, Winston S. Churchill: Finest hour, 1939-1941, p. 938.
- ^ New Scientist, Volume 54 (1972), p. 399.
- ^ New Society, Volume 38 (1976), p. 454.
- ^ Hunter Davies, Walk Along the Wall, pp. 238–240.