Duncan Sandys
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Duncan Sandys was a British Conservative politician, government minister, and son-in-law of Winston Churchill who played a prominent role in defense and colonial policy during and after World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Conservative Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-01-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-11-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
ⓘ
Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sandys ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial policy
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defence policy ⓘ foreign relations ⓘ |
| fullName | Edwin Duncan Sandys ⓘ |
| givenName |
Duncan
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Edwin ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Baron Duncan-Sandys ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| motherInLaw | Clementine Churchill ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Duncan-Sandys ⓘ |
| notableRole |
influential figure in British defence policy during the Cold War
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prominent role in British colonial policy during decolonisation era ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sandys Defence White Paper ⓘ |
| occupation |
government minister
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politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Conservative Party
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Member of Parliament ⓘ Minister of Defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ Minister of Housing and Local Government ⓘ Minister of Supply ⓘ Minister of Works ⓘ Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations ⓘ Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and the Colonies
Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ |
| relative |
Mary Churchill
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Lord Randolph Churchill ⓘ
surface form:
Randolph Churchill
Sarah Churchill ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| spouse | Diana Churchill ⓘ |
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