Thomas Dugdale, 1st Baron Crathorne
Thomas Lionel Dugdale, 1st Baron Crathorne, TD, PC (20 July 1897 – 26 March 1977), known as Sir Thomas Dugdale, 1st Baronet from 1945 to 1959, was a British Conservative Party politician. He resigned as a government minister over the Crichel Down Affair, often quoted as a classic example of the convention of individual ministerial responsibility.
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The Lord Crathorne | |
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| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| In office 5 November 1951 – 28 July 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Tom Williams |
| Succeeded by | Derick Heathcoat Amory |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 28 May 1937 – 12 February 1940 | |
| Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | Sir Archibald Southby |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Munro |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 9 October 1959 – 26 March 1977 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Lord Crathorne |
| Member of Parliament for Richmond | |
| In office 30 May 1929 – 8 October 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Murrough John Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Kitson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1897 |
| Died | 26 March 1977 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Conservative |