Birth of Alfred Duff Cooper22 February 1890
Birth of Alfred Duff Cooper
Historical person
Alfred Duff Cooper Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alfred Duff Cooper, based on 28 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
28 records1890–195421 events5 places
Chronological biography
1890
1924
Member of Parliament1924
Elected Member of Parliament for Oldham
1928
Financial Secretary of Treasury1928
Appointed Financial Secretary at the War Office, 1st term
1929
Member of Parliament1929
Fails to get re-elected for his Oldham seat
1931
Election1931
An Empire Free Trade Crusade party threatens the Conservatives when satisfaction with Baldwins leadership is at a low, Duff Cooper agrees to contest the bi-election in what is seen as a test of Baldwins leadership
Financial Secretary of Treasury1931
Appointed Financial Secretary at the War Office, 2nd term
Member of Parliament1931
Elected Member of Parliament for St Georges, Westminster, wins the seat with a majority of 5,710, thus returning to Parliament and serving until 1945. An Empire Free Trade Crusade party threatens the Conservatives when satisfaction with Baldwins leadership is at a low, Duff Cooper agrees to contest the bi-election in what is seen as a test of Baldwins leadership
Member of Parliament1931
Elected Member of Parliament for St Georges, Westminster, wins the seat with a majority of 5,710, thus returning to Parliament and serving until 1945
1932
Talleyrand1932
Publication of "Talleyrand"
1934
Financial Secretary of Treasury1934
Appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury
1935
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies1935
Appointed Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
1937
First Lord of Admiralty1937
Appointed First Sea Lord of the Admiralty
1938
Treaty of Munich27 September 1938
Duff Cooper argued within the Cabinet that further concessions would strengthen Hitler and weaken British credibility.
Munich Agreement1 October 1938
The most public critic of Neville Chamberlains appeasement policy inside the Cabinet, resigns over the Munich Agreement
Resignation of Alfred Duff Cooper1 October 1938
The most public critic of Neville Chamberlains appeasement policy inside the Cabinet, resigns over the Munich Agreement
Treaty of Munich1 October 1938
Duff Cooper resigned from the Cabinet because he opposed the Munich settlement and Chamberlain's policy.
Treaty of Munich1 October 1938
The most public critic of Neville Chamberlains appeasement policy inside the Cabinet, resigns over the Munich Agreement
1940
Minister of Information1940
Appointed Minister of Information
Resignation of Neville Chamberlain1940
Prominent role in the Parliamentary debate leading to Chamberlains resignation
1941
Minister of Singapore1941
Appointed Resident Cabinet Minster in Singapore
1944
Ambassador1944
Appointed Ambassador of France, liaises with the Free French
Free French1944
Appointed Ambassador of France, liaises with the Free French
French Committee of Liberation1944
Appointed British Representitive to the French Committee of Liberation
1947
Knighthood1947
Alfred Duff Cooper is Knighted
1952
Old Men Forget1952
Publication of "Old Men Forget", an autobiography
Old Men Forget", an autobiography1952
Publication of "Old Men Forget", an autobiography
Peerage1952
Created Viscount Cooper
1954
Death of Alfred Duff Cooper1 January 1954
Death of Alfred Duff Cooper
Titles and roles
Viscount · Viscount · Ambassador of Great Britain · Viscount · British Representitive · Viscount · Financial Secretary of Treasury · Viscount · First Lord of Admiralty · Viscount · Member of Parliament for Oldham · Viscount · Member of Parliament for St Georges · Viscount · Minister of Information · Viscount · Minister of Singapore · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
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.