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    Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achieving rapid promotion as a young Conservative member of Parliament, he became foreign secretary aged 38 ...

    • 1915–1919, 1920–1923, 1939 (as Territorial)
    • Eton College
  2. Anthony Eden (born June 12, 1897, Windlestone, Durham, England—died January 14, 1977, Alvediston, Wiltshire) was a British foreign secretary in 1935–38, 1940–45, and 1951–55 and prime minister from 1955 to 1957. After combat service in World War I, Eden studied Oriental languages (Arabic and Persian) at Christ Church, Oxford.

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  3. Anthony Eden. Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon KG MC PC (12 June 1897–14 January 1977) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was better known throughout his time in office as Sir Anthony Eden. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford . Eden was one of the best-known politicians of his generation.

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  5. Biography. Sir Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon was born on 12 June 1897 and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, University of Oxford. Sir Anthony Eden carved out a career in the Foreign ...

  6. Jan 15, 1977 · Sir Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon, once the prime minister of Britain and three times its foreign secretary, died at his home yesterday in Wiltshire, England. He was 79. He was visiting W. Averell ...

  7. Anthony Eden was born in Windlestone Hall in County Durham in 1897. He was educated at Eton. In 1914, Eden volunteered for service in the British army. He served courageously on the Western Front, winning the Military Cross for leading a raid in 1916. He served on the Somme and at Third Ypres and became the youngest brigade major in the British ...

  8. Anthony Eden was born the son of a baronet on 12 June 1897 in County Durham and received a typical Edwardian upper-class education at Eton and Oxford. After a distinguished military service record ...

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