John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham
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| In office 18 October 1956 – 6 January 1958 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Anthony Head |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Soames |
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| In office 6 January 1958 – 27 July 1960 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Derick Heathcoat-Amory |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Soames |
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| In office 27 July 1960 – 20 October 1963 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Edward Heath |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Godber |
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| Born | 22 January 1911 |
| Died | 7 March 1982 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Hon. Nancy Pearson (1908-1994) |
John Hugh Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham OBE, PC, DL (22 January 1911–7 March 1982) was a British Conservative politician.
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[edit] Background and education
Blakenham was the third son of Richard Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel, and the Hon. Freda, daughter of Francis Vanden-Bampde-Johnstone, 2nd Baron Derwent. His elder brother William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel was a prominent Labour politician. He was educated at Eton.
[edit] Political career
Blackenham was an Alderman of London County Council between 1937 and 1952 and fought in the Second World War with the Suffolk Yeomanry in Italy and was awarded the Legion of Honour and appointed an OBE. He sat as Member of Parliament for Woodbridge between 1945 and 1950 and for Sudbury and Woodbridge between 1950 and 1963 and was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party between 1952 and 1955. He served under Sir Anthony Eden as Minister of State for the Colonies between 1955 and 1956 and under Eden and his successor, Harold Macmillan, as Secretary of State for War from 1956 to 1958.
He later held office under Macmillan as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1958 to 1960 and Minister of Labour between 1960 and 1963. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1955 and in 1963 he was elevated to the peerage as Viscount Blakenham, of Little Blakenham in the County of Suffolk. Blakenham then served under Sir Alec Douglas-Home as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords from 1963 to 1964 and was chairman of the Conservative Party between 1963 and 1965.
Hare received the Victoria Medal of Honour from the Royal Humane Society in 1974.[1]
[edit] Family
Lord Blakenham married the Hon. Nancy Pearson, daughter of Weetman Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray, on 31 January 1934. They had three children:
- Hon. Mary Anne Hare (b. 9 April 1936)
- Michael John Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham (b. 25 January 1938)
- Hon. Joanna Freda Hare (b. 27 July 1942), married 1967 to United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
Lord Blakenham died in March 1982, aged 71, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his only son, Michael. Lady Blakenham died in November 1994, aged 86.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003) "John Hugh Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham" Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage 107th edition, 3 volumes, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A., volume 1, page 391.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Walter Ross-Taylor |
Member of Parliament for Woodbridge 1945–1950 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Sudbury and Woodbridge 1950–1963 |
Succeeded by Keith Stainton |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Anthony Head |
Secretary of State for War 1956–1958 |
Succeeded by Christopher Soames |
| Preceded by Derick Heathcoat Amory |
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1958–1960 |
Succeeded by Christopher Soames |
| Preceded by Edward Heath |
Minister of Labour 1960–1963 |
Succeeded by Joseph Godber |
| Preceded by Iain Macleod |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1963–1964 |
Succeeded by Douglas Houghton |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Iain Macleod |
Chairman of the Conservative Party 1963–1965 |
Succeeded by Edward du Cann |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Viscount Blakenham 1963–1982 |
Succeeded by Michael Hare |
