Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas and 5th Lord Dingwall, born May 25, 1876, and died November 3, 1916, was a radical British Liberal politician and Royal Flying Corps fighter pilot who died from wounds sustained when his aircraft was shot down over German lines during the First World War. He served as President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries from August 6, 1914, to May 25, 1915, having earlier served as Parliamentary Secretary to the same board and as Under-Secretary of State for War and for the Colonies. He inherited his titles in 1905, was sworn to the Privy Council in 1912, and took part in David Lloyd George's Land Campaign before joining the Royal Flying Corps.
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Defining ContributionServed as President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1914 to 1915 in the Liberal cabinet of H. H. Asquith, having earlier been a fighter pilot. 1 In the Other Atlases
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Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas and 5th Lord Dingwall, PC (25 May 1876 – 3 November 1916), who preferred to be known as Bron Herbert, was a radical British Liberal politician and fighter pilot.
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was a radical British Liberal politician and fighter pilot
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He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries between 1914 and 1915.
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