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Rt Hon Joseph Albert “Jack” Pease

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Rt Hon Joseph Albert “Jack” Pease

Birth
Darlington, Darlington Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Death
15 Feb 1943 (aged 83)
Headlam, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Burial
Darlington, Darlington Unitary Authority, County Durham, England Add to Map
Plot
489
Memorial ID
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1st Baron Gainford of Headlam*
Joseph Albert Pease, 1st Baron Gainford, PC, DL, JP, 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.
In 1886 he married Ethel (Elsie) Havelock-Allen, the daughter of Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allen. The couple had a son and two daughters.
He was succeeded in the barony by his son, Joseph.

*Headlam Hall is a 17th-century country house at The Green, Headlam, near Gainford, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building, now in use as a hotel and country club.
1st Baron Gainford of Headlam*
Joseph Albert Pease, 1st Baron Gainford, PC, DL, JP, 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.
In 1886 he married Ethel (Elsie) Havelock-Allen, the daughter of Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allen. The couple had a son and two daughters.
He was succeeded in the barony by his son, Joseph.

*Headlam Hall is a 17th-century country house at The Green, Headlam, near Gainford, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building, now in use as a hotel and country club.


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