Jack Pease 1st Baron Gainford Politician

Joseph Albert "Jack" Pease, 1st Baron Gainford PC, DL, JP (17 January 1860 – 15 February 1943), known as Jack Pease before 1917, was a British businessman and Liberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's Liberal cabinet between 1910 and 1916 and also served as Chairman of the BBC between 1922 and 1926.

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Jack Pease 1st Baron Gainford
Birth dateJanuary 17, 1860
Birth place
County Durham , Darlington
Date of deathFebruary 15, 1943
Place of death
County Durham , Headlam Hall
Education
Trinity College Cambridge

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