Michael Eden, 7th Baron Henley

Michael Francis Eden, 7th Baron Henley and 5th Baron Northington (13 August 1914 – 20 December 1977)[1] was a British peer active in Liberal Party politics.


The Lord Henley
President of the Liberal Party
In office
1966–1967
Preceded byNancy Seear
Succeeded byDonald Wade
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
21 April 1962  20 December 1977
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 6th Lord Henley
Succeeded byThe 8th Lord Henley
Personal details
Born(1914-08-13)13 August 1914
Died20 December 1977(1977-12-20) (aged 63)
Political partyLiberal

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

  1. Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
  2. Randolph Spencer Churchill and Martin Gilbert, Winston S. Churchill: Finest hour, 1939-1941, p.938
  3. New Scientist, Volume 54 (1972), p.399
  4. New Society, Volume 38 (1976), p.454
  5. Hunter Davies, Walk Along the Wall, pp.238-240
Party political offices
Preceded by
Nancy Seear
President of the Liberal Party
1966–1967
Succeeded by
Donald Wade
Preceded by
Timothy Beaumont
Chairman of the Liberal Party
1968–1969
Succeeded by
Desmond Banks
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Francis Eden
Baron Henley
1962–1977
Succeeded by
Oliver Eden
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Francis Eden
Baron Northington
1962–1977
Succeeded by
Oliver Eden
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