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James Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin
James Purdon Lewes Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin (13 October 1903 – 13 July 1960) was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and former First Lord of the Admiralty.
Thomas was elected Member of Parliament for Hereford in 1931, and rose through the ministerial ranks to become First Lord of the Admiralty (1951–1956). He left the House of Commons in 1955, and was raised to the peerage as Viscount Cilcennin, of Hereford in the County of Herefordshire. The title became extinct on his death.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom (1801–present) | ||
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| Preceded by Humphrey Frank Owen |
Member of Parliament for
Hereford 1931–1955 |
Succeeded by David Gibson-Watt |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Pakenham |
First Lord of the
Admiralty 1951–1956 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Hailsham |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Sir Richard Cotterell, Bt |
Lord Lieutenant of
Herefordshire 1957–1960 |
Succeeded by John Francis Maclean |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New title | Viscount
Cilcennin 1955–1960 |
Extinct |
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