Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton
Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, CH, PC, DL (18 November 1904 – 8 March 1983), was a British Conservative politician.
The Right Honourable The Viscount Boyd of Merton CH PC DL | |
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| Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 28 July 1954 – 14 October 1959 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Oliver Lyttelton |
| Succeeded by | Iain Macleod |
| Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation | |
| In office 7 May 1952 – 28 July 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | John Maclay |
| Succeeded by | John Boyd-Carpenter |
| Minister of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 2 November 1951 – 7 May 1952 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | John Dugdale |
| Succeeded by | Henry Hopkinson |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 8 September 1960 – 8 March 1983 Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton |
| Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire | |
| In office 27 October 1931 – 8 September 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Milner Gray |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Hastings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1904 |
| Died | 8 March 1983 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Church of St Stephen, Saltash, Cornwall |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Sherborne School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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