Sir Hamar Greenwood

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British politician Chief Secretary for Ireland Member of Parliament human lawyer

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.

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British politician → Chief Secretary for Ireland → Member of Parliament → human → lawyer →
appointedBy	David Lloyd George NERFINISHED →
conflictInvolved	Irish War of Independence NERFINISHED →
countryOfBirth	Canada →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
ethnicGroup	Welsh Canadians →
familyName	Greenwood →
fieldOfWork	law → politics →
givenName	Hamar →
government	Government of the United Kingdom →
honorificPrefix	Sir →
languageSpoken	English →
legislativeBody	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
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 NERFINISHED →
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented	Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency) → Walthamstow East (UK Parliament constituency) → York (UK Parliament constituency) →
placeOfBirth	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 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Irish War of Independence →	combatantCommander
Chief Secretary for Ireland →	lastHolder