COOPER, ALFRED DUFF, 1ST VISCOUNT NORWICH OF ALDWICK

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 .