COOPER, ALFRED DUFF, 1ST VISCOUNT NORWICH OF ALDWICK


Meaning of COOPER, ALFRED DUFF, 1ST VISCOUNT NORWICH OF ALDWICK in English

born Feb. 22, 1890

died Jan. 1, 1954

British politician.

He served as a Conservative in Parliament (1924–29 and 1931–45). After a stint as secretary of state for war (1935–37), he became first lord of the Admiralty (1937) but resigned to protest the Munich agreement . Later he served as minister of information under Winston Churchill (1940–41) and as ambassador to France (1944–47). His books include Talleyrand, Haig , and his autobiography, Old Men Forget .

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