Walter Monckton
The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley | |
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Monckton (left) with Admiral Andrew Cunningham in 1942 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 20 December 1955 – 18 October 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Eden |
| Preceded by | Selwyn Lloyd |
| Succeeded by | Antony Head |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Turner
Monckton 17 January 1891 Plaxtol, Kent, UK |
| Died | 9 January 1965 (aged 73) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Polly Colyer-Fergusson
(m. 1914; div. 1947) |
| Children | Gilbert, Valerie |
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Walter Turner Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, GCVO, KCMG, MC, PC, QC (17 January 1891 – 9 January 1965) was a British lawyer and Conservative politician.