A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough
Albert Victor Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, KG, CH, PC (1 May 1885 – 11 January 1965), was a British Labour and Co-operative politician. He was three times First Lord of the Admiralty, including during the Second World War, and then Minister of Defence under Clement Attlee.
The Earl Alexander of Hillsborough | |
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 28 February 1950 – 26 October 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Hugh Dalton |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Swinton |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 20 December 1946 – 28 February 1950 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Clement Attlee |
| Succeeded by | Manny Shinwell |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| In office 3 August 1945 – 4 October 1946 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Brendan Bracken |
| Succeeded by | George Hall |
| In office 11 May 1940 – 25 May 1945 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Winston Churchill |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Bracken |
| In office 7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | William Bridgeman |
| Succeeded by | Sir Austen Chamberlain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1885 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England |
| Died | 11 January 1965 (aged 79) London, England |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Spouse |
Esther Chapple (m. 1908) |
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