James Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin
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James Purdon Lewes Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin (13 October 1903 – 13 July 1960) was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and former First Lord of the Admiralty.
Thomas was elected Member of Parliament for Hereford in 1931, and rose through the ministerial ranks to become First Lord of the Admiralty (1951–1956). He left the House of Commons in 1955, and was raised to the peerage as Viscount Cilcennin, of Hereford in the County of Herefordshire. The title became extinct on his death.
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| Preceded by The Lord Pakenham |
First Lord of the Admiralty 1951–1956 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Hailsham |
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| Preceded by New Creation |
Viscount Cilcennin 1955–1960 |
Succeeded by Extinct |
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