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John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley

John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley

Former Secretary of State for the Home Department
John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC, PC, FRS, was a Scottish civil servant and politician who is best known for his service in the War Cabinet during the Second World War, for which he was nicknamed the "Home Front Prime... Wikipedia
Born: July 8, 1882, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Died: January 4, 1958 (age 75 years), St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Previous offices: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1943–1945), Lord President of the Council of the United Kingdom (1940–1943), Secretary of State for the Home Department (1939–1940), and more