R. A. Butler
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British politician
Conservative Party politician
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
government minister of the United Kingdom
human
R. A. Butler was a prominent mid-20th-century British Conservative politician and reformer, noted for shaping postwar social and educational policy and helping define the party’s moderate, consensus-driven direction.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R. A. Butler canonical | 3 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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Conservative Party politician ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ government minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rab Butler ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of Honour
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Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire ⓘ Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
surface form:
Knight of the Garter
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| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-12-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-03-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Marlborough College
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Pembroke College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Butler ⓘ |
| givenName |
Austin
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Richard ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Baron Butler
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surface form:
Baron Butler of Saffron Walden
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| ideology |
One-nation conservatism
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surface form:
One Nation Conservatism
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| influenced |
British welfare state development
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postwar Conservative Party policy ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| movement | postwar consensus politics in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | life peer ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | major architect of postwar British education policy ⓘ |
| notableWork | Education Act 1944 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
Member of the 1929–1931 Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Member of the 1931–1935 Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the 1935–1945 Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the 1945–1950 Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the 1950–1951 Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the 1951–1955 Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the 1955–1959 Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the 1959–1964 Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Attock
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British India ⓘ Punjab ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Essex ⓘ Great Yeldham ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | moderate conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Conservative Party
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Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom ⓘ Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom ⓘ Home Secretary ⓘ
surface form:
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Master of Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden ⓘ Minister of Education ⓘ President of the Board of Education ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| residence | Saffron Walden ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Sydney Courtauld
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surface form:
Mollie Courtauld
Sydney Courtauld ⓘ |
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