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Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha, PC (/ ˈ h ɔːr b ə ˈ l iː ʃ ə /; né Isaac Leslie Belisha; 7 September 1893 – 16 February 1957) was a British Liberal, then National Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) and Cabinet Minister. He later joined the Conservative Party.
Despite the debacle of Dunkirk and its mythic representation in the history of British arms, both Gort and Pownall had earlier in January 1940 won a decisive political victory over their civilian superior, the war minister, Leslie Hore-Belisha.
30 de jan. de 2024 · Few people now recall Leslie Hore-Belisha, the Minister of Transport whose name is forever linked to these ubiquitous pieces of street furniture. Yet he deserves to be remembered for more than an oversized lollipop. Both a far-sighted politician and a first-rate administrator, he achieved a great deal.
Leslie Hore-Belisha, Baron Hore-Belisha (born September 7, 1893, London—died February 16, 1957, Reims, France) was a British secretary of state for war (1937–40) who instituted military conscription in the spring of 1939, a few months before the outbreak of World War II.
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HORE-BELISHA, LESLIE, LORD (1898–1957), British politician. Hore-Belisha was of Sephardi origin and educated at Clifton College and at Oxford, where he was president of the Union. He served with distinction in World War i.
Belisha, Leslie Hore (1893-1957, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha of Devonport, politician) (Person) Conditions Governing Access The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
19 de jan. de 2018 · Leslie Hore-Belisha was a career politician. First a member of the Liberal Party becoming an MP as well as Cabinet Minister. Then switching parties to the Conservatives and becoming the Minister of Transport where he modernized the British road system between 1934-1937.
