Ernest Brown (MP)
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The Right Honourable Ernest Brown CH MC |
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| Minister of Aircraft Production | |
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In office 25 May 1945 – 5 July 1945 |
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| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Stafford Cripps |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 11 November 1943 – 25 May 1945 |
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| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Duff Cooper |
| Succeeded by | James Arthur Salter |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office 8 February 1941 – 11 November 1943 |
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| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Malcolm MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Henry Willink |
| Chairman of the National Liberal Party | |
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In office 1940–1945 |
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| Preceded by | John Simon |
| Succeeded by | James Henderson-Stewart |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 14 May 1940 – 8 February 1941 |
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| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | John Colville |
| Succeeded by | Tom Johnston |
| Minister of Labour | |
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In office 7 June 1935 – 14 May 1940 |
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| Prime Minister |
Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | Oliver Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Bevin |
| Secretary for Mines | |
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In office 30 September 1932 – 18 June 1935 |
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| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Isaac Foot |
| Succeeded by | Harry Crookshank |
| Member of Parliament for Leith |
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In office 23 March 1927 – 5 July 1945 |
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| Preceded by | William Wedgwood Benn |
| Succeeded by | James Hoy |
| Member of Parliament for Rugby |
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In office 6 December 1923 – 29 October 1924 |
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| Preceded by | Euan Wallace |
| Succeeded by | David Margesson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 August 1881 Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom |
| Died | 16 February 1962 (aged 80) |
| Political party |
National Liberal Liberal |
Alfred Ernest Brown CH MC PC (27 August 1881 – 16 February 1962) was a British politician who served as leader of the Liberal Nationals from 1940 until 1945.
Born in Torquay, Devon, Brown was the son of a fisherman and prominent Baptist and it was through following his father that he came to preach, gaining much experience as a public speaker. He soon came to the attention of the local Liberals and became a prominent public speaker at political meetings.
Brown served in the First World War, in 1914 he joined the Sportsman's Battalion and in 1916 was commissioned as an officer in the Somerset Light Infantry. He was mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the Military Cross.
After three unsuccessful attempts in other constituencies, he was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Rugby in the 1923 general election but lost his seat in the 1924 general election. In 1927 he returned to Parliament in a by-election at Leith. During this time he became a devoted follower of Sir John Simon as the latter became increasingly at odds with the leader of the Liberals, David Lloyd George, and the party's support for the minority Labour government of Ramsay MacDonald. In 1931 he followed Simon in resigning the Liberal party whip and then subsequently in setting up the Liberal Nationals.
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