Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor
Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor, CH, PC (9 April 1903 – 29 March 1984) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General from 1961 to 1962 and — following the "Night of the Long Knives" — as Home Secretary from 1962 to 1964.
The Right Honourable The Lord Brooke of Cumnor CH PC | |
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Brooke in 1950 | |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 14 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Rab Butler |
| Succeeded by | Sir Frank Soskice |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 9 October 1961 – 13 July 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | John Boyd-Carpenter |
| Member of Parliament for Hampstead | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 10 March 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Challen |
| Succeeded by | Ben Whitaker |
| Member of Parliament for Lewisham West | |
| In office 24 November 1938 – 15 June 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Dawson |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Skeffington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1903 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Died | 29 March 1984 (aged 80) Marlborough, Wiltshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | The Baroness Brooke of Ystradfellte |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
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