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The second and only surviving son of the 1st Earl Of Plymouth , he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge . Until succeeding his father in 1923, he used his father's subsidiary title Viscount Windsor . He was member for West St Pancras on London County Council from 1913-1919, and was elected as Conservative Member Of Parliament for Ludlow , Shropshire in January 1922, holding the seat until he succeeded his father in March 1923. He held office as Captain Of The Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1925-1929, Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State For Dominion Affairs from January-June 1929, Parliamentary Secretary To The Ministry Of Transport from 1931-1932, Under-Secretary Of State For The Colonies from 1932 to 1935, and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State For Foreign Affairs from 1936-1939. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant Of Glamorgan in 1923, and a Privy Counsellor in 1929. He was made an Honorary freedom of Cardiff in 1936 and served as President of the National Museum Of Wales and as Pro-Chancellor of the University Of Wales 1941. He was appointed Sub-Prior of the Order Of St John Of Jerusalem in 1943. SOURCE ''Who Was Who'' (with corrections) |
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