Person Open DS/UK/12814 Soames; Lord; Christopher (1920-1987); GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC; British politician Soames Christopher Lord GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC 1920-1987 British politician Male Baron Soames | Arthur Christopher John Soames | Lord Soames
British 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. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 2/18/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 4a856470-ca34-4d87-93cc-de9fce911336