Walter Guinness 1st Baron Moyne Politician

Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne DSO & Bar PC (29 March 1880 – 6 November 1944) was an Anglo-Irish politician and businessman. He served as the British minister of state in the Middle East until November 1944, when he was assassinated by the Jewish terrorist group Lehi. The assassination of Lord Moyne sent shock waves through Palestine and the rest of the world.

Personal facts

Walter Guinness 1st Baron Moyne
Birth dateMarch 29, 1880
Birth place
Dublin , Ireland
Nationality
British people
Date of deathNovember 06, 1944
Place of death
Cairo , Egypt

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Office holder

monarch
George VI
party
Conservative Party (UK)
prime minister
successor

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External resources

  1. http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search2?coll_id=4714&inst_id=16
  2. http://www.amazon.com/phrase/Moyne-Commission
  3. http://www.guyana.org/features/guyanastory/chapter108.html
  4. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/33605?docPos=2
  5. http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/senate/jour-e/013jr_2004-11-04-E.htm?Language=E&Parl=38&Ses=1
  6. http://www.tcd.ie/Maps/map.php?q=Moyne+Institute
  7. http://www.thepeerage.com/p2977.htm#i29766