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| Affiliation | Liberal |
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| Name | Alfred Mond |
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, England , United Kingdom |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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October 23, 1868
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| Died | December 27, 1930
(62 years)
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Modifed | New Jerusalem
Jan 23, 2011 12:27pm |
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German - Jewish -
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| Info | British industrialist, financier and politician, raised to the peerage as the 1st Baron Melchett in 1928.
Son the German-born chemist Ludwig Mond, Alfred Mond had wide-ranging business interests and was managing director of Brunner Mond & Company and the Mond Nickel Company. He was also instrumental creating the ICI chemicals giant and served as its first chairman.
Mond's political career was largely conducted through the Liberal Party and in Wales (the location of many of his business interests, including the Mond Nickel Company). He was a close ally of Lloyd George and served in his Coalition cabinet, but they eventually fell out over land policy and Mond joined the Conservative Party.
Member of Parliament for Chester 1906-1910, for Swansea 1910-1918, for Swansea West 1918-1923 and for Carmarthen 1924-1928.
First Commissioner of Works 1916-1921, Minister of Health 1921-1922.
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