William Brass, 1st Baron Chattisham
William Brass, 1st Baron Chattisham (11 February 1886 – 24 August 1945), known as Sir William Brass between 1929 and 1945, was a British Conservative Party politician.
Early life
Brass was a sportsman and a soldier before entering politics, and served with the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force in the First World War.
Political career
He was elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clitheroe in 1922, a seat he retained until 1945, and held posts at the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Aircraft Production in 1941. He was also Chairman of the British Film Institute from 1939 to 1945. Brass was knighted in 1929 and in 1945 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Chattisham, of Clitheroe in the County Palatine of Lancaster.[1]
Personal life
Lord Chattisham died at 20 Devonshire Place, Marylebone, on 24 August 1945, aged 59. Although cremated at Golders Green his ashes were interred at West Norwood Cemetery. He never married and the barony became extinct on his death.
Notes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 37193. p. 3835. 24 July 1945.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Brass
- Portraits of William Brass, 1st Baron Chattisham at the National Portrait Gallery, London
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Clitheroe 1922–1945 |
Succeeded by Harry Enos Randall |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Chattisham 1945 |
Extinct |
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- 1886 births
- 1945 deaths
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1922–23
- UK MPs 1923–24
- UK MPs 1924–29
- UK MPs 1929–31
- UK MPs 1931–35
- UK MPs 1935–45
- Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Burials at West Norwood Cemetery
- Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers
- Royal Flying Corps officers
- Royal Air Force officers
