When Labour came to power in 1945 under Clement Attlee, Listowel was appointed Postmaster General, a post he held until April 1947, and was briefly Minister of Information between February and March 1946, when the office was abolished.
In April 1947 he entered the cabinet as Secretary of State for India and Burma. Prime Minister Clement Attlee, however, made all the government's major decisions regarding India.[3] After India gained independence in August 1947, his cabinet title became Secretary of State for Burma, working from the Burma Office, but in January 1948 this too was abolished, when Burma also gained independence, and Listowel then left the cabinet. He continued to serve under Attlee as Minister of State for Colonial Affairs from 1948 to 1950 and as Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1950 to 1951. In 1957 he was appointed Governor-General of Ghana, a post he held until 1960, when Ghana became a Republic. He was later Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords between 1965 and 1976. He remained an active member of the House of Lords, speaking for the last time in July 1995, aged 88.[2]
Apart from his career in national politics, Lord Listowel was a member of the London County Council for East Lewisham between 1937 and 1946, and for Battersea North between 1952 and 1957. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1946[4] and a GCMG in 1957.[5]
Family
Lord Listowel married three times:
firstly, to Judith, daughter of Raoul de Marffy-Mantuana, in 1933. They had one daughter, Deirdre, who married firstly John Norton, 7th Baron Grantley and then after his death Ian Curteis; Lord and Lady Listowel were divorced in 1945.
secondly, to Stephanie Sandra Yvonne, daughter of Sam Wise, in 1958. They had one daughter; they were divorced in 1963.
thirdly, to Pamela (née Day) in 1963. They had two sons and one daughter. Pamela, Countess Listowel, lives in Hampstead.[6]
Death
Lord Listowel died in March 1997, aged 90, and was succeeded by his elder son from his third marriage, Francis.[1]
References
^ ab"William Francis Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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William Francis Hare 5th Earl of Listowel GCMG PC 28 September 1906 12 March 1997 styled Viscount Ennismore between 1924 and 1931 was an Anglo Irish peer and Labour politician He was the last Secretary of State for India as well as the last Governor General of Ghana The Right HonourableThe Earl of ListowelGCMG PCListowel in 1962 by Walter BirdGovernor General of GhanaIn office 13 November 1957 1 July 1960MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterKwame NkrumahPreceded byKobina Arku KorsahSucceeded byOffice abolishedOther ministerial officesParliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and FisheriesIn office 22 November 1950 26 October 1951Serving with George BrownMonarchGeorge VIPrime MinisterClement AttleePreceded byThe Earl of HuntingdonPercy CollickSucceeded byThe Lord CarringtonRichard NugentMinister of State for the ColoniesIn office 4 January 1948 28 February 1950MonarchGeorge VIPrime MinisterClement AttleePreceded byNew officeSucceeded byJohn DugdaleSecretary of State for BurmaIn office 14 August 1947 4 January 1948MonarchGeorge VIPrime MinisterClement AttleePreceded byNew officeSucceeded byOffice abolishedSecretary of State for India and BurmaIn office 17 April 1947 14 August 1947MonarchGeorge VIPrime MinisterClement AttleePreceded byThe Lord Pethick LawrenceSucceeded byOffice abolished Himself Burma Minister of InformationIn office 26 February 1946 31 March 1946MonarchGeorge VIPrime MinisterClement AttleePreceded byEdward WilliamsSucceeded byOffice abolishedPostmaster GeneralIn office 19 October 1945 17 April 1947MonarchGeorge VIPrime MinisterClement AttleePreceded byHarry CrookshankSucceeded byWilfred PalingParliamentary Under Secretary of State for India and BurmaDeputy Leader of the House of LordsIn office 31 October 1944 23 May 1945MonarchGeorge VIPrime MinisterWinston ChurchillPreceded byThe Earl of MunsterSucceeded byThe Earl of ScarbroughMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 16 November 1931 12 March 1997Hereditary PeeragePreceded byThe 4th Earl of ListowelSucceeded byThe 6th Earl of ListowelPersonal detailsBorn 1906 09 28 28 September 1906Died12 March 1997 1997 03 12 aged 90 NationalityBritishPolitical partyLabourSpouse s 1 Judith de Marffy Mantuana 2 Stephanie Wise 3 Pamela DayAlma materBalliol College OxfordMagdalene College CambridgeKing s College London PhD Contents 1 Background and education 2 Political career 3 Family 4 Death 5 References 6 External linksBackground and education EditLord Listowel was the eldest son of Richard Hare 4th Earl of Listowel and Freda daughter of Francis Vanden Bempde Johnstone 2nd Baron Derwent John Hare 1st Viscount Blakenham a Conservative Cabinet minister was his younger brother 1 He was educated at Eton College Balliol College Oxford Magdalene College Cambridge and King s College London PhD 1932 Political career EditListowel served as a lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps He entered the House of Lords on the death of his father in November 1931 by right of the United Kingdom peerage of Baron Hare and made his maiden speech in March of the following year 2 He was a Labour Party whip in the Lords from 1941 to 1944 and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and Under Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1944 to 1945 citation needed When Labour came to power in 1945 under Clement Attlee Listowel was appointed Postmaster General a post he held until April 1947 and was briefly Minister of Information between February and March 1946 when the office was abolished In April 1947 he entered the cabinet as Secretary of State for India and Burma Prime Minister Clement Attlee however made all the government s major decisions regarding India 3 After India gained independence in August 1947 his cabinet title became Secretary of State for Burma working from the Burma Office but in January 1948 this too was abolished when Burma also gained independence and Listowel then left the cabinet He continued to serve under Attlee as Minister of State for Colonial Affairs from 1948 to 1950 and as Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1950 to 1951 In 1957 he was appointed Governor General of Ghana a post he held until 1960 when Ghana became a Republic He was later Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords between 1965 and 1976 He remained an active member of the House of Lords speaking for the last time in July 1995 aged 88 2 Apart from his career in national politics Lord Listowel was a member of the London County Council for East Lewisham between 1937 and 1946 and for Battersea North between 1952 and 1957 He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1946 4 and a GCMG in 1957 5 Family EditLord Listowel married three times firstly to Judith daughter of Raoul de Marffy Mantuana in 1933 They had one daughter Deirdre who married firstly John Norton 7th Baron Grantley and then after his death Ian Curteis Lord and Lady Listowel were divorced in 1945 secondly to Stephanie Sandra Yvonne daughter of Sam Wise in 1958 They had one daughter they were divorced in 1963 thirdly to Pamela nee Day in 1963 They had two sons and one daughter Pamela Countess Listowel lives in Hampstead 6 Death EditLord Listowel died in March 1997 aged 90 and was succeeded by his elder son from his third marriage Francis 1 References Edit a b William Francis Hare 5th Earl of Listowel Thepeerage com Retrieved 13 September 2014 a b hansard millbanksystem com Mr William Hare Hansard millbanksystems com Retrieved 11 April 2010 Kenneth Harris Attlee 1982 pp 362 378 No 37598 The London Gazette 13 June 1946 p 2755 No 41203 The London Gazette 15 October 1957 p 6003 Countess says mega basements are tearing neighbourhood apart The Daily Telegraph External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Listowel Earl of Listowel s Memoirs redrice com Retrieved 13 September 2014 Newspaper clippings about William Hare 5th Earl of Listowel in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBWPolitical officesPreceded byThe Earl of Munster Under Secretary of State for India and Burma1944 1945 Succeeded byThe Earl of ScarbroughPreceded byHarry Crookshank Postmaster General1945 1947 Succeeded byWilfred PalingPreceded byEdward Williams Minister of Information1946 Succeeded byOffice abolishedPreceded byThe Lord Pethick Lawrence Secretary of State for India and BurmaApril August 1947 Succeeded byOffice abolishedPreceded byNew office Secretary of State for BurmaAugust 1947 January 1948 Succeeded byOffice abolishedPreceded byNew office Minister of State for Colonial Affairs1948 1950 Succeeded byJohn DugdalePreceded byGeorge Brown Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries1950 1951 Succeeded byArthur ChampionGovernment officesPreceded byCharles Noble Arden Clarke Governor General of Ghana1957 1960 Succeeded byOffice abolished and replaced by the President of GhanaHonorary titlesPreceded byThe Lord Balfour of Inchrye Senior Privy Counsellor1988 1997 With The Lord Shawcross Succeeded byThe Lord ShawcrossPeerage of IrelandPreceded byRichard Hare Earl of Listowel1931 1997 Succeeded byFrancis Michael Hare Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Hare 5th Earl of Listowel amp oldid 1137903808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
