Cooper, Alfred Duff, 1st Viscount Norwich of Aldwick
- Cooper, Alfred Duff, 1st Viscount Norwich of Aldwick
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born Feb. 22, 1890
died Jan. 1, 1954
British politician.
He served as a Conservative in Parliament (1924–29 and 1931–45). After a stint as secretary of state for war (1935–37), he became first lord of the Admiralty (1937) but resigned to protest the
Munich agreement. Later he served as minister of information under
Winston Churchill (1940–41) and as ambassador to France (1944–47). His books include
Talleyrand, Haig, and his autobiography,
Old Men Forget.
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Viscount Norwich — Viscount Norwich, of Aldwick in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1952 for the Conservative politician, author and former Ambassador to France Sir Duff Cooper. As of 2006 the title is held by … Wikipedia
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