Sir Hamar Greenwood

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Sir Hamar Greenwood was a British politician who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland during the Irish War of Independence, overseeing much of the British government's response to the conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Chief Secretary for Ireland
Member of Parliament
human
lawyer
appointedBy David Lloyd George
conflictInvolved Irish War of Independence
countryOfBirth Canada
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
ethnicGroup European Canadians
surface form: Welsh Canadians
familyName Greenwood
fieldOfWork law
politics
givenName Hamar
government UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
honorificPrefix Sir
languageSpoken English
legislativeBody British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
monarchDuringOffice George V
nobleTitle Baron Greenwood
Baronet
notableFor role in British administration in Ireland, 1920–1922
notableRole Oversaw much of the British government response to the Irish War of Independence
notableWork Oversight of British government policy during the Irish War of Independence
occupation barrister
politician
officeContested House of Commons of the United Kingdom
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Sunderland
surface form: Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency)

Walthamstow East (UK Parliament constituency)
York, England
surface form: York (UK Parliament constituency)
placeOfBirth Whitby, Ontario
surface form: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld Baron Greenwood
Baronet
Chief Secretary for Ireland
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Minister without Portfolio
Secretary for Overseas Trade
Under-Secretary of State for War
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
residence United Kingdom

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Irish War of Independence combatantCommander Sir Hamar Greenwood
Chief Secretary for Ireland lastHolder Sir Hamar Greenwood