Channon, Henry ___ 1897-1958 ___ American ___ politician

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Born in Chicago, Channon was educated both in the US and France. He served with the American Red Cross during the First World War, and after the war returned to Europe, to study at Christ College, Oxford. He was given the nick-name Chips because he shared a house with a friend called Fish. After Oxford, Channon, who had inherited wealth, spent his time travelling and socialising. During the 1926 General Strike he became a Special Constable and promoted 'The British Gazette' , an anti-strike newspaper. He wrote a few books, including 'The Ludwigs of Bavaria' which was published in 1933. The same year, he married Honor Guinness, the eldest daughter of the second Earl of Iveagh, a previous Conservative MP. His father-in-law helped Channon become an MP in 1935, and, in Parliament, he was a supporter of Franco during the Spanish Civil War and, later, an advocate of appeasement. Neville Chamberlain appointed him parliamentary private secretary to Rab Butler, and he remained a junior minister throughout the Second World War. He was divorced in 1945. Channon kept a diary all his life, and it is for this that he is most remembered. Irene and Alan Taylor say that he is 'wonderfully indiscreet'.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - Scandal and Chips

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1934-1953 ___ political people family society royalty

WEB TEXT LINKS
a few pages
about and some quotes

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Chips - The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon
 

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