Michael Francis Eden, 7th Baron Henley and 5th Baron Northington (13 August 1914 – 20 December 1977), was a

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peer active in

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politics. Eden succeeded as

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and

Baron Northington Baron Henley is a title that has been created twice: first in the Peerage of Great Britain and then in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1760 in favour of Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, Sir Robert Henley, Lord Chancello ...

in 1962. He served as

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from 1966 to 1967, then as chairman from 1968 to 1969. He served as deputy

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of the party in the

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. In 1973, he was appointed Chairman of the

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. Outside politics, he bought and restored

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.Hunter Davies, ''Walk Along the Wall'', pp. 238–240.

References

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