Edward Francis Williams Baron Francis-Williams
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| Peer Name | Edward Francis Williams Baron Francis-Williams 1 2 |
| Knight Name | Edward Francis Williams C.B.E. 1 3a |
| Birth Name | Edward Francis Williams 4 |
| Gender | male |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 1900s Full date has been removed | England Contact for birth/baptism details |
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| Residence | 1911 | Hogshead Farm, Bacup, Lancashire, England |
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| Residence | 1914 | Middleton, Lancashire, England |
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| Residence | 1963 | Griffins, Abinger, Surrey, England |
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| Education | 1914 | Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Middleton, Lancashire, England |
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| Occupation | 1920 | Journalist, Bootle Times |
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| Occupation | Journalist, Liverpool Daily Courier |
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| Occupation | Journalist, Daily Herald |
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| Occupation | between 1922 and 1929 | Journalist; financial reporter (1926), Sunday Express |
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| Occupation | between 1929 and 1936 | City Editor, Daily Herald |
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| Occupation | between 1936 and 1940 | Editor, Daily Herald |
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| Occupation | between 1940 and 1970 | Author |
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| Occupation | between 1941 and 1945 | Controller of Press and Censorship, Ministry of Information |
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| Knighted | 1945 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
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| Decorated | 1945 | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
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| Occupation | between 1945 and 1947 | Public relations adviser to the Prime Minister |
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| Occupation | 1947 | Washington correspondent, London Observer |
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| Occupation | Journalist, News Chronicle |
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| Occupation | Journalist, New Statesman |
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| Occupation | between 1951 and 1952 | Governor, British Broadcasting Corporation |
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| Occupation | 1961 | California University of Pennsylvania, California, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America | Regents' Professor |
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| Nobility Title | 1962 | Baron Francis-Williams, of Abinger |
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| Occupation | 1967 | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America | Kemper Knapp Professor |
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| Occupation | Broadcaster |
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| Occupation | Publicist |
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| Membership | Independent Labour Party |
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| Death | 5 Month removed 1970 | Griffins, Abinger, Surrey, England |
Age: 67 |
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| Burial | 1970 | St. James' Church, Abinger, Surrey, England |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Contact for details on this individual's parents | |
| Mother | Contact for details on this individual's parents | |
| Edward Francis Williams Baron Francis-Williams |
Families
| Family of Edward Francis Williams Baron Francis-Williams and Lady Rt. Hon Jessie Melville Frances Hopkin | ||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Lady Rt. Hon Jessie Melville Frances Hopkin | ||||||||||||
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Attributes
| Type | Value | Notes | Sources |
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| Testament | Will | 5 |