Talk:Frederick Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton
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This biography is not strictly accurate. Marquis built up Lewis's in the 1920s and 1930s. He was not offered a peerage for his contribution to industry. He was elevated to the House of Lords in anticipation of the Second World War, as the Cabinet Secretary believed that Marquis would be useful to the war effort. He did not join the Conservative Party the day after the 1945 election failure: his political status was unknown - certainly to his former Labour colleagues such as Attlee - until the announcement of his chairmanship of the Conservative Party in July 1946. It is a pity the article does not discuss Woolton's participation in the 1951-5 Conservative Government. Importantly, he oversaw the dismantlement of many controls, derationed sweets, pushed for the building of more houses and for commercial television.
