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CodeDS/UK/12814
NameSoames; Lord; Christopher (1920-1987); GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC; British politician
Variations of NameBaron Soames | Arthur Christopher John Soames | Lord Soames
Dates1920-1987
GenderMale
BiographyBritish politician belonging to the Conservative Party and the son-in-law of Winston Churchill. A European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia, he had previously been the longtime Member of Parliament for Bedford from 1950 to 1966. He held several government posts and attained Cabinet rank.

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