Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote

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The Right Honourable The Viscount Caldecote CBE PC
Lord Chief Justice of England
In office 14 October 1940 – 23 January 1946
Monarch	George VI
Preceded by	The Viscount Hewart
Succeeded by	The Lord Goddard
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
In office 3 September 1939 – 12 May 1940
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by	The Lord Maugham
Succeeded by	The Viscount Simon
Leader of the House of Lords
In office 14 May 1940 – 3 October 1940
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	The Earl Stanhope
Succeeded by	The Viscount Halifax
Ministerial offices 1922–1940 Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs In office 14 May 1940 – 3 October 1940 Prime Minister Winston Churchill Preceded by Anthony Eden Succeeded by Viscount Cranborne In office 29 January 1939 – 3 September 1939 Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Preceded by Malcolm MacDonald Succeeded by Anthony Eden Minister for Coordination of Defence In office 13 March 1936 – 29 January 1939 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain Preceded by New Office Succeeded by The Lord Chatfield Attorney-General for England In office 26 January 1932 – 18 March 1936 Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald Stanley Baldwin Preceded by William Jowitt Succeeded by Donald Somervell In office 28 March 1928 – 4 June 1929 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin Preceded by Douglas Hogg Succeeded by William Jowitt Solicitor-General for England In office 3 September 1931 – 26 January 1932 Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald Preceded by Stafford Cripps Succeeded by Boyd Merriman In office 11 November 1924 – 28 March 1928 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin Preceded by Henry Slesser Succeeded by Boyd Merriman In office 31 October 1922 – 22 January 1924 Prime Minister Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin Preceded by Leslie Scott Succeeded by Henry Slesser
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 7 September 1939 – 11 October 1947 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	Peerage created
Succeeded by	The 2nd Viscount Caldecote
Member of Parliament for Fareham
In office 20 February 1931 – 6 September 1939
Preceded by	John Davidson
Succeeded by	Dymoke White
Member of Parliament for Bristol Central
In office 14 December 1918 – 30 May 1929
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Joseph Alpass
Personal details
Born	Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip (1876-03-05)5 March 1876 Clifton, Bristol, England
Died	11 October 1947(1947-10-11) (aged 71) Godalming, Surrey, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Lady Augusta Boyle
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge

Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote, CBE, PC (5 March 1876 – 11 October 1947) was a British politician who served in many legal posts, culminating in serving as Lord Chancellor from 1939 until 1940. Despite legal posts dominating his career for all but four years, he is most prominently remembered for serving as Minister for Coordination of Defence from 1936 until 1939.