The Archive · 1937

Many New Peers

'The new Viscounts are Sir Robert Home, formerly Chancellor of the Exchequer, who Is now chairman of the Great' Western Railway, and Sir Herbert Samuel, leader of the Samuel Liberals, who was High Commissioner for Palestine between 1920 and 1025.

The nine new Barons are: Sir Jobo Cadman, chairman of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Ca, -Dr, Christopher Addison, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the last Labour Government; Sir George Bowyer, Bart, Con servative MP, for Buckingham since 1918, who was Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1985; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alfred Ernie Chatfeld, First Sea Lord of the Admiralty and Chief of the Naval Saf Mr. J. 8. Elias, chairman of the Odhams 'Press;' Mr. John Cuthbert Denison-Pender, chairman of. the 'Marconi International Marine -Com= munication Ca, Sir George Penny, 'Treasurer' of "the Household; Sit Wallet Russell Rea, former Comptroller of the Household; and Str John Siddeley, President of the Engineering and' Allied Employers National Federation and Chairman and Manag-formerly Chief of the Imperial General Staff, are appointed to other colonelcies-in-chief and honorary colonelcies,

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