Jack Pease, 1st Baron Gainford
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The Right Honourable The Lord Gainford PC DL JP |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 3 June 1908 – 14 February 1910 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | George Whiteley |
| Succeeded by | The Master of Elibank |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 14 February 1910 – 23 October 1911 |
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Edward VII George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Herbert Samuel |
| Succeeded by | Charles Hobhouse |
| President of the Board of Education | |
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In office 23 October 1911 – 25 May 1915 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Walter Runciman |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Henderson |
| Postmaster General | |
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In office 18 January 1916 – 5 December 1916 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Herbert Samuel |
| Succeeded by | Albert Illingworth |
| Personal details | |
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17 January 1860 Darlington, County Durham |
| Died |
15 February 1943 (aged 83) Headlam Hall, Gainford, County Durham |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel Havelock-Allen (d. 1941) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Joseph Albert "Jack" Pease, 1st Baron Gainford PC, DL, JP (17 January 1860 – 15 February 1943), known as Jack Pease before 1917, was a British businessman and conservativeLiberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's Liberal cabinet between 1910 and 1916 and also served as Chairman of the BBC between 1922 and 1926.
Pease was born in Darlington, County Durham (a member of the Darlington Peases), the second and youngest son of Sir Joseph Pease, 1st Baronet, of Hutton Hall, Guisborough, and Mary, daughter of Alfred Fox. He was the younger brother of Sir Alfred Pease, 2nd Baronet, the nephew of Arthur Pease and the first cousin of Sir Arthur Pease, 1st Baronet, and Herbert Pease, 1st Baron Daryngton. He was educated at Grove House, Tottenham, a Quaker school, and at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Pease served as Mayor of Darlington from 1889 to 1890. He was elected Member of Parliament for Tyneside in 1892, a seat he held until 1900 He contested and won a by-election for Saffron Walden in May 1901, and represented that constituency until 1910, and Rotherham between 1910 and 1916. He was private secretary (unpaid) to John Morley, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, between 1893 and 1895 and a junior opposition whip between 1897 and 1905.
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