William Wedgwood Benn
British MP
Died when: 83 years 191 days (1002 months)Star Sign: Taurus
William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate, DSO, DFC, PC (10 May 1877 – 17 November 1960) was a British Liberal politician who later joined the Labour Party.
A decorated Royal Air Force officer, he was Secretary of State for India between 1929 and 1931 and Secretary of State for Air between 1945 and 1946.
He was the father of Tony Benn and the paternal grandfather of Hilary Benn.
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