Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry
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Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry,, styled Lord Stewart until 1884 and Viscount Castlereagh between 1884 and 1915, was a British peer and politician. He is best remembered for his tenure as Secretary of State for Air in the 1930s and for his attempts to reach an understanding with Nazi Germany. In 1935 he was removed from the Air Ministry but retained in the Cabinet as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords.
Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry
His mother, Theresa ('Nellie'), Marchioness of Londonderry, John Singer Sargent, 1912
Londonderry with his cousin Winston Churchill in 1920, as Under-Secretary of State for Air
The Marquess, c.1921
Secretary of State for Air
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The Secretary of State for Air was a secretary of state position in the British government that existed from 1919 to 1964. The person holding this position was in charge of the Air Ministry. The Secretary of State for Air was supported by the Under-Secretary of State for Air.
Secretary of State for Air
Air Council in session at the Air Ministry in July 1940.
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