Walter Elliot Elliot, born September 19, 1888, and died January 8, 1958, was a Scottish Unionist politician prominent during the interwar period who sat in the House of Commons for most of his adult life. He served as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from September 28, 1932, to October 29, 1936, under Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin, championing the Agricultural Marketing Act to stabilize food prices and introducing free milk for schoolchildren, before going on to serve as Secretary of State for Scotland and Minister of Health. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1935 and later helped direct public relations at the War Office during the Second World War, including efforts to preserve Westminster Hall during the London Blitz.
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Defining ContributionMinister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1932, entering the Cabinet 1 In the Other Atlases
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Walter Elliot Elliot (19 September 1888 - 8 January 1958) was a politician of Scotland's Unionist Party prominent in the interwar period.
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Scottish politician
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In 1932 he entered the Cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and subsequently served as Secretary of State for Scotland and Minister of Health.
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