Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos

The Viscount Chandos
Chandos in 1954
President of the Board of Trade
In office
3 October 1940 – 29 June 1941
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byAndrew Rae Duncan
Succeeded byAndrew Rae Duncan
In office
25 May 1945 – 26 July 1945
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byHugh Dalton
Succeeded byHon. Sir Stafford Cripps
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office
28 October 1951 – 28 July 1954
MonarchsGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byJames Griffiths
Succeeded byAlan Lennox-Boyd
Personal details
Born15 March 1893 (1893-03-15)
Died21 January 1972(1972-01-21) (aged 78)
Marylebone, London, UK
PartyConservative
SpouseLady Moira Osborne (1892–1976)
Children4, including Antony
Parent(s)Alfred Lyttelton
Edith Balfour
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
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Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos (15 March 1893 – 21 January 1972) was a British businessman from the Lyttelton family who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts.