Duncan Sandys
Former Secretary of State for the Colonies of the United Kingdom
Duncan Edwin Duncan-Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys CH, PC, was a British politician and minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a son-in-law of Winston Churchill and played a key role in promoting European unity... Wikipedia
Born: January 24, 1908, Sandford Orcas, United Kingdom
Died: November 26, 1987 (age 79 years), London, United Kingdom
Children: Julian Sandys, Edwina Sandys, Celia Sandys, and more
Spouse: Claire Schmitt (m. 1962) and Diana Churchill (m. 1935–1960)
Grandchildren: Roderick Julian Frederick Sandys, Hugo Dixon, Jonathan Martin Edwin Sandys, and more
Previous offices: Secretary of State for the Colonies of the United Kingdom (1962–1964), Secretary of State of the United Kingdom for Commonwealth Relations (1960–1964), Minister of Defence of the United Kingdom (1957–1959), and more
Organizations founded: European Movement Germany and Civic Trust
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