Duncan Sandys Politician

Edwin Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys, CH PC (24 January 1908 – 26 November 1987) was a British politician and minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s. He was for a quarter century the son-in-law of Sir Winston Churchill.

Personal facts

Duncan Sandys
Birth dateJanuary 24, 1908
Nationality
United Kingdom
Date of deathNovember 26, 1987
Education
Eton College
Magdalen College Oxford
Spouse
Diana Churchill
Children
Edwina Sandys
Profession
Diplomat

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Member of parliament

prime minister
region
Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)
Streatham (UK Parliament constituency)
relation
George John Sandys
service end1946
service start1937
successor

Politician

military operations
Norwegian Campaign
military rank
Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)
military unit
Royal Artillery
office
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Secretary of State for Defence
Minister of Aviation
Minister of Supply
Ministry of Housing and Local Government
party
Conservative Party (UK)

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External resources

  1. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFDB1339F934A15752C1A961948260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/U/Uhlig,%20Mark%20A.