Jack Pease, 1st Baron Gainford
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Joseph Albert Pease, 1st Baron Gainford, known as Jack Pease, was a British businessman and Liberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's Liberal cabinet between 1910 and 1916 and also served as Chairman of the BBC between 1922 and 1926.
Jack Pease, 1st Baron Gainford
Pease in 1895
Liberal government, 1905–1915
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The Liberal government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1905 and ended in 1915 consisted of two ministries: the first led by Henry Campbell-Bannerman and the final three by H. H. Asquith.
Campbell-Bannerman
Asquith (1908)
Henry Campbell-Bannerman led the government from 1905 to 1908 and was succeeded by H. H. Asquith.
Asquith led the government from 1908. He formed a coalition in 1915 during the First World War.