Walter Monckton Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Walter Monckton, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1955–19654 events1 places

Chronological biography

1955

Secretary of State for Defence1955

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for Defence

Appointed Minister of Defence

1956

Cabinet Debate27 July 1956

Warfare / Suez War · Minister of Defence · London

Questions the risks of military action during early Cabinet discussions of the canal crisis

Cabinet OppositionOctober 1956

Warfare / Suez War · Minister of Defence · London

Expresses serious reservations inside government about the resort to force over Suez

1965

Death of Walter Monckton1965

Government / Conservative Party Government

Death of Walter Monckton

Titles and roles

Minister of Defence · Secretary of State for Defence

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.