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Sidney, William Philip (1909-1991), Viscount De L'Isle and Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College
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Dates of existence
23 May 1909 - 5 April 1991
History
School - Eton
1927 - admitted to Magdalene College
Grenadier Guards VC, 1944
MP (Conservative) for Chelsea, 1944-45
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Pensions, 1945
Succeeded 1945 as 6th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley
Secretary of State for Air, 1951-55
1955 made an Honorary Fellow
1956 created Viscount De L'Isle
Governor general of Australia, 1961-65
Obituary - College Magazine, No. 35 (1990-1991)