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Butler, Richard Austen, 1902 - 1982 (Baron Butler of Saffron Walden)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1902 - 1982

Dates and places

Born Attock Serai, India, 9 December 1902. Died 8 March 1982.

Geographical areas

Halstead, Essex; London.

Legal status / Nationality

British.

Sphere of activity

Minister of Education 1940-5; Minister of Labour 1945; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1951-5; Lord Privy Seal 1955-9; Leader, HoC 1955-61; Home Secretary 1957-62; Deputy PM 1962-3; Foreign Secretary 1963-4; Chairman Cons Party 1959-61, Research Dept 1945-64

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 File

Transcript of interview: Sir Nicholas Fenn, 2010

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 126
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates: 2010
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.