UK Elections Info

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David Eccles

Born: 18 September 1904

Died: 24 February 1999

1st Baron Eccles - 1 August 1962

1st Viscount Eccles - 14 January 1964

Knighted -

Member of Privy Council - 1951

husband of Mary Morley Crapo

son of W C McAdam Eccles

Minister of Works	1951	1954
Secretary of State for Education	1954	January 1957
President of the Board of Trade	January 1957	October 1959
Secretary of State for Education	October 1959	1962
Minister for the Arts	1970	1973
Paymaster General	1970	1973

24 August 1943	Chippenham	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,310	50.59
5 July 1945	Chippenham	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,889	42.60
23 February 1950	Chippenham	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,845	44.33
25 October 1951	Chippenham	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,601	56.05
26 May 1955	Chippenham	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,847	51.85
8 October 1959	Chippenham	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,696	52.07
1 August 1962 Elevation of Rt Hon Sir David Eccles to the Peerage - Viscount Eccles.