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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 ...
Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, Baron Soames of Fletching: 12 February 1948: m. Catherine N. Weatherall 1981 1. Arthur Harry David Soames b. 1985; m. Serena Mary Smith 1993 2. Isabella Soames b. 1996; 3. Christopher Soames b. 2001 –
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.
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’.
- Sue Onslow
- 2013
Policies and ethics. 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...
Jan 1, 2013 · Christopher Soames, 1968–72. January 2013. DOI: 10.1057/9781137318299_7. In book: The Paris Embassy (pp.138-161) Authors: Daniel Furby. N. Piers Ludlow. To read the full-text of this research ...
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