Hardman Lever
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Sir (Samuel) Hardman Lever, 1st Baronet KCB (18 April 1869 – 1 July 1947) was a British Liberal politician.
He served as Assistant Financial Secretary at the Ministry of Munitions from 1915-1916, where he was in charge of contracts and finance, and Financial Secretary to the Treasury in the Coalition Government of 1917-1921.
He was an assistant Commissioner for Finance, USA, 1917-1918, Treasury Representative at the Ministry of Transport from 1919-1921; a member of Weir Committee on Electricity which led to the establishment of the National Grid, Chairman of the Telegraph Committee of Enquiry. He also headed Air Missions to Canada in 1938, and to Australia and New Zealand in 1939.
He was awarded the KCB in 1917 and created a baronet in 1920. He was also awarded the Legion of Honour and the Order of the Crown of Italy.
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| Preceded by Thomas McKinnon Wood |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1916–1919 |
Succeeded by Stanley Baldwin |
