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Richard Austen Butler Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Follow Richard Austen Butler through 46 dated historical records for Great Britain.

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Richard Austen Butler, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

46Distinct records

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1957–1965Years on this page

1957

13 January 1957

Home Secretary of Great Britain

Baron · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Home Secretary

Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1957

1962

Deputy Prime Minister

Baron · Deputy Prime Minister · London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Deputy Prime Minister

Role range: 1957-1963 – 1962-1962

1962

First Secretary

Baron · First Secretary of State · London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed First Secretary of State

Role range: 1957-1963 – 1962-1962

1963

Election

Baron · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

Narrowly loses the Conservative Party leadership elections to Douglas-home

Role range: 1963-1964 – 1963-1964

1963

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Baron · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Foreign Minister

Role range: 1963-1964 – 1963-1964

1965

Retirement

Baron · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

Butler retires from politics

Role range: 1963-1964 – 1963-1964

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.