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Name:
Chamberlain Neville 1937–40 Conservative
Born:
18 March 1869 in Edgbaston, Birmingham
First entered Parliament:
14 December 1918
Age he became PM:
68 years, 71 days
Maiden Speech:
12 March 1919, during Committee Stage of the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest
Total time as PM:
Two years, 348 days
Died:
9 November 1940 at Highfield Park, Reading
Nicknames:
‘The Coroner’
Education:
Rugby School and Mason College (later became University of Birmingham)
Family:
Chamberlain was the third of six children. He was married to Anne de Vere Cole and had one son and one daughter
Interests:
Nature, fishing, music and literature
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