Christopher Addison Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Christopher Addison, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

6 records1916–19206 events1 places

Chronological biography

1916

Minister of Munitions1916

Government / Coalition Government · Minister of Munitions

Appointed Minister of Munitions

1917

Minister of Reconstruction18 July 1917

Government / Coalition Government · Minister of Reconstruction

Appointed Minister of Reconstruction

1919

Local Government Board1919

Government / Coalition Government · President of Local Government Board

Appointed President of the Local Government Board

Ministry of Health24 June 1919

Government / Coalition Government · Minister · Minister of Health · London

Becomes first Minister of Health after the ministry is created.

Addison Housing Act31 July 1919

Economy / Housing · Minister of Health · London

The Housing Act subsidises local authority construction of homes for working families.

1920

Health Administration1920

Government / Coalition Government · Minister · Minister of Health · London

Centralises public health administration within the new ministry.

Titles and roles

Minister of Health · Minister of Munitions · Minister of Reconstruction · Minister · Minister of Health · President of Local Government Board

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.