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Frank Emil Fehr
Frank Emil Fehr , (1874-1948), was a British businessman and underwriter. As president of the London Oil and Tallow Trades Association and Assistant Director of Oil and Oilseeds Supply, Ministry of Food, he was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1920. In that year he stood in the Dartford by-election. Between 1937 and 1939 he was chairman of the Baltic Exchange. On 9 January 1939, his home, Hatton House, Lubbock Road, Chislehurst Chislehurst () is a suburban district of south-east London, England, in the London Borough of Bromley. It lies east of Bromley, south-west of Sidcup and north-west of Orpington, south-east of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater L ..., was used by the Barbican Mission to the Jews to announce the desperation of refugees in Czechoslovakia and the urgency of evacuating them, a few days before the arrival of the first airlift of children from Prague. References 1874 births 1948 deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Food
The Minister of Food Control (1916–1921) and the Minister of Food (1939–1958) were British government ministerial posts separated from that of the Minister of Agriculture. In the Great War the Ministry sponsored a network of canteens known as National Kitchens. In the Second World War a major task of the Ministry was to oversee rationing in the United Kingdom arising out of World War II. The Minister was assisted by a Parliamentary Secretary. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Food and Animal Welfare (2018–present) was appointed at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ensure the continued supply of sufficient food during the Brexit process. The ministry's work was transferred in 1921 to the Board of Trade which had a small Food Department between the wars. This became its Food (Defence Plans) Department in 1937 and was then constituted as the Ministry of Food on the outbreak of war in 1939. '' Jamie's Ministry of Food'' was a 2008 UK T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Dartford By-election
The 1920 Dartford (UK Parliament constituency), Dartford by-election was held on 27 March 1920. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, James Rowlands (politician), James Rowlands. It was won by the Labour Party (UK), Labour candidate John Edmund Mills. References 1920 in England Borough of Dartford 1920 elections in the United Kingdom By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Kent constituencies 1920s in Kent {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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