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   Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC (12 October 1920 – 16 September 1987) was a British Conservative politician who served as a European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1950 to 1966. He held several government posts and ...

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3. www.bbc.com › news › uk-politics-27655894Lady Mary Soames, Winston Churchill's daughter, dies - BBC

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   Jun 1, 2014 · Her late husband, Christopher Soames, was a prominent Conservative politician who served as a minister under Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home and Margaret Thatcher. He also...

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4. www.wikiwand.com › en › Christopher_SoamesChristopher Soames - Wikiwand

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   Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC (12 October 1920 – 16 September 1987) was a British Conservative politician who served as a European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1950 to 1966.

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6. history.blog.gov.uk › 2019/12/23 › the-lancasterThe Lancaster House Agreement 40 years on – History of government

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   Dec 23, 2019 · At a time of extreme tension, the newly appointed governor-general Christopher Soames, supported by a small detachment of British troops, achieved the disarmament of the rival armies and...

7. www.euppublishing.com › doi › fullThe Man on the Spot: Christopher Soames and Decolonisation of ...

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   Drawing on his personal archives at the Churchill College Archive Centre and material at the National Archives, together with oral history testimony from former participants, this paper seeks to present a more nuanced view of Soames’ contribution to independence of Britain's ‘Last Colony in Africa’.

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   Who was Christopher Soames?

   • Christopher Soames was not a typical ambassador. Winston Churchill’s son-in-law, a former Member of Parliament and a former Conservative Cabinet minister, he had little diplomatic experience, but a great deal of political savoir faire. He was hence an unusual...

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   Was Soames a gamble?

   • The same sense of an enormous gamble was captured graphically by cartoons in the British press: there were images of Soames with his head in the lion's mouth, or trying to jump an enormous divide between UDI and independence on a motor bike.

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   Where was Lord Soames buried?

   • Lord Soames died from pancreatitis aged 66. His ashes were buried within the Churchill plot at St Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire. [citation needed] In date order: In front of a rising sun Proper upon a lure Gules feathered Argent fesswise a falcon belled Or.

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   How many children did Lord Soames have?

   • Lord Soames married Mary Churchill, the youngest child of Winston and Clementine Churchill, on 11 February 1947. They had five children: Lord Soames died from pancreatitis aged 66. His ashes were buried within the Churchill plot at St Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire. [citation needed]

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9. commonwealthoralhistories.org › christopher-soamesChristopher Soames - Commonwealth Oral History Project

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   Jul 7, 2015 · Learn about the life and career of Christopher Soames, a British Conservative politician and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia. He also served as a minister, an ambassador and a European Commissioner.

10. link.springer.com › chapter › 10Christopher Soames, 1968–72 | SpringerLink

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    A chapter from a book about the Paris Embassy, focusing on Christopher Soames, the British ambassador to France during the EEC negotiations. It examines his appointment, his mission, his style and his role in the Soames affair.