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Henry David Reginald Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson, PC (26 July 1890 – 24 December 1965) was a British Conservative politician, most popularly remembered for his tenure as Government Chief Whip in the 1930s. His reputation was of a stern disciplinarian who was one of the harshest and most effective whips.
Henry David Reginald Margesson was born in 1890, the son of Sir Mortimer Margesson. He was educated at Harrow and Magdalene College, Cambridge. During the First World War, Margesson served as an Adjutant with the 11th Hussars, for which he was awarded the Military Cross.
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26 de mar. de 2024 · Henry David Reginald Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson PC (26 July 1890 – 24 December 1965) was a British Conservative politician most popularly remembered for his tenure as Government Chief Whip in the 1930s. His reputation was of a stern disciplinarian who was one of the harshest and most effective whips.
- England
- July 26, 1890
- Frances, Viscountess Margesson
- December 24, 1965
It was created on 27 April 1942 for the Conservative politician David Margesson. As of 2015 the title is held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded in 2014. Viscounts Margesson (1942) (Henry) David Reginald Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson (1890–1965) Francis Vere Hampden Margesson, 2nd Viscount Margesson (1922–2014)
- Background and Education
- Early Political Career, 1922–1931
- Government Chief Whip, 1931–1940
- Secretary of State For War, 1940–1942
- Family
Margesson was the third child and elder son of Sir Mortimer Margesson and Lady Isabel, daughter of Frederick Hobart-Hampden, Lord Hobart and sister of Sidney Hobart-Hampden-Mercer-Henderson, 7th Earl of Buckinghamshire. He grew up in Worcestershire and was educated at Harrow and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He did not complete his degree, choosing...
After the war Margesson entered politics at the suggestion of Lord Lee of Fareham. In the 1922 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for UK Parliament constituency. Very soon after his election he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Anderson Montague-Barlow. In the 1923 general election he...
Following the November 1931 general election he was promoted to the senior position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Government Chief Whip). Margesson's position was in many ways unprecedented, having the task of keeping in power a grouping composed of the Conservatives, National Labour and two groups of Liberals – the official Liberal P...
Many were surprised that Churchill retained Margesson as Chief Whip, little realising that there was no personal animosity between the two and that Churchill would have had less regard for Margesson if he had not carried out his functions as Chief Whip. Margesson proved a useful buttress of support as Churchill consolidated his position in governme...
Lord Margesson married Frances, daughter of Francis Howard Leggett, in 1916. They had one son and two daughters but were divorced in 1940. Their second daughter the Hon. Gay married Lord Charteris of Amisfield. Lord Margesson died in December 1965, aged 75, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his only son, Francis.
The Right Honourable Henry David Reginald Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson, M.P. Born: 26 July 1890; Died: 24 December 1965
Henry David Reginald Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson, PC (26 July 1890 – 24 December 1965) was a British Conservative politician, most popularly remembered for his tenure as Government Chief Whip in the 1930s. His reputation was of a stern disciplinarian who was one of the harshest and most effective whips.
