Michael Eden, 7th Baron Henley
Michael Francis Eden (13 August 1914 – 20 December 1977)[1] was a British peer active in Liberal Party politics.
Eden succeeded as Baron Henley and Baron Northington in 1962. He served as President of the Liberal Party from 1966–1967, then as Chairman from 1968–1969.[2] He served as deputy whip of the party in the House of Lords.[3] In 1973, he was appointed Chairman of the Council for the Protection of Rural England.[4] Outside politics, he bought and restored Scaleby Castle.[5]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- ^ Randolph Spencer Churchill and Martin Gilbert, Winston S. Churchill: Finest hour, 1939-1941, p.938
- ^ New Scientist, Volume 54 (1972), p.399
- ^ New Society, Volume 38 (1976), p.454
- ^ Hunter Davies, Walk Along the Wall, pp.238-240