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Kingsley Wood
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| Sir Howard Kingsley Wood | |
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| In office 12 May 1940 – 24 September 1943 |
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| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
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| Preceded by | John Allsebrooke Simon |
| Succeeded by | John Anderson |
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| Born | 19 August 1891 |
| Died | 21 September 1943 |
| Political party | Conservative |
Sir Howard Kingsley Wood (19 August 1891 – 21 September 1943) was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.
He was first elected to office as member of the London County Council in 1911, and was elected to parliament in 1918. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health in the Conservative Government from 1924 to 1929 and entered the National Government of Ramsay MacDonald in 1931, and served as Postmaster General, Minister of Health, Secretary of State for Air, and finally as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Winston Churchill, before dying unexpectedly in office in 1943, aged 52.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Woolwich West 1918–1943 |
Succeeded by Francis William Beech |
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| Preceded by Sir William Ormsby-Gore |
Postmaster General 1931–1935 |
Succeeded by George Tryon |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Hilton Young |
Minister of Health 1935–1938 |
Succeeded by Walter Elliot |
| Preceded by The Viscount Swinton |
Secretary of State for Air 1938–1940 |
Succeeded by Sir Samuel Hoare |
| Preceded by Sir Samuel Hoare |
Lord Privy Seal 1940 |
Succeeded by Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by Sir John Simon |
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1940–1943 |
Succeeded by Sir John Anderson |
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