Hayes Fisher, 1st Baron Downham
George V | |
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Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
Preceded by | The Lord Beaverbrook |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 March 1853 Downham, Isle of Ely. Cambridgeshire |
Died | 2 July 1920 Buckingham Palace Garden, London | (aged 67)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Florence Fisher (d. 1923) |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
William Hayes Fisher, 1st Baron Downham,
Background and education
Born at
Political career
Fisher was elected to the
Fisher returned to the government as Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board in May 1915 in the newly formed coalition government led by H. H. Asquith. He retained this post also when David Lloyd George became Prime Minister in December 1916, but in June 1917 he was promoted to President of the Local Government Board with a seat in the cabinet. In November 1918 he was made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister of Information,[6] and a few days later he was raised to the peerage as Baron Downham, of Fulham in the County of London on 16 November.[7] However, he stepped down from the government already in January 1919. Apart from his career in national politics, Fisher was an Alderman of the London County Council between 1907 and 1913 and its Chairman in 1919.
Family
Lord Downham married Florence, daughter of H. Fisher, in 1895. They had one daughter, the Hon. Rachel Fisher.
He died at Buckingham Palace Garden, London, in July 1920, when the barony became extinct. Lady Downham died in August 1923.
References
- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Fairfield to Fylde South". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Mr Balfour´s Ministry - full list of appointments". The Times. No. 36842. London. 9 August 1902. p. 5.
- ^ The New York Times, 8 April 1903
- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Fairfield to Fylde South". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "No. 28511". The London Gazette. 7 July 1911. p. 5025.
- ^ "No. 31000". The London Gazette. 8 November 1918. p. 13205.
- ^ "No. 31019". The London Gazette. 19 November 1918. p. 13605.