Edwin Duncan Sandys

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Edwin Duncan Sandys was a prominent British Conservative politician and government minister, known for his roles in defense and colonial policy during the mid-20th century and as the son-in-law of Winston Churchill.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician ⓘ
Conservative Party (UK) politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Companion of Honour ⓘ
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Military Cross ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ
familyName Sandys ⓘ
fatherInLaw Winston Churchill ⓘ
fieldOfWork Commonwealth relations ⓘ
colonial policy ⓘ
defence policy ⓘ
givenName Edwin ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
middleName Duncan ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
motherInLaw Clementine Churchill ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Duncan-Sandys ⓘ
notableFor being son-in-law of Winston Churchill ⓘ
role in British colonial and Commonwealth policy ⓘ
role in British defence policy in the 1950s ⓘ
notableWork 1957 Defence White Paper ⓘ
occupation government minister ⓘ
politician ⓘ
positionHeld Chairman of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Minister of Defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Minister of Housing and Local Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Minister of Supply of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Minister of Works of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
Shadow Minister of Defence ⓘ
relative Mary Soames ⓘ
Randolph Churchill ⓘ
Randolph Churchill (grandson) ⓘ
Sarah Churchill ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Diana Churchill ⓘ

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Duncan Sandys → fullName → Edwin Duncan Sandys ⓘ