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Duncan Edwin Duncan-Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys CH, PC (/ s æ n d z /; 24 January 1908 – 26 November 1987), was a British politician and minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a son-in-law of Winston Churchill and played a key role in promoting European unity after World War II
Duncan Sandys was a British politician and statesman who exerted major influence on foreign and domestic policy during mid-20th-century Conservative administrations. The son of a member of Parliament, Sandys was first elected to Parliament as a Conservative in 1935. He became a close ally of his.
Nov 27, 1987 · Lord Duncan-Sandys, the longtime British politician and diplomat who negotiated the independence of nearly a dozen British colonies and territories in the 1960's, died yesterday at his...
Nov 10, 2017 · A biographical overview of Duncan Sandys, a prominent Conservative politician who shaped Britain's late decolonisation policy and promoted its role in Europe. Learn about his background, career, personality and controversies in this chapter from a book series on imperial and post-colonial studies.
Feb 25, 2013 · Duncan Sandys' tenure at the Ministry of Defence has usually been seen as one of the major turning points in post-war British defence policy. When he entered the ministry in January 1957 Britain's ...
Aug 5, 2019 · A book review of Peter Brooke's biography of Duncan Sandys, the last Colonial Secretary to oversee the end of Britain's empire. The reviewer highlights Sandys' paradoxical role as a decolonization opponent and his post-office activism.
A book by Peter Brooke that examines the role of Duncan Sandys, a Conservative politician and colonial secretary, in the decolonisation process of the 1960s. It explores his involvement in Rhodesia, immigration, and the Commonwealth, and his links with old boy networks.
