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Also Known As Sir Anthony Eden • Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, Viscount Eden of Royal Leamington Spa • Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
Born June 12, 1897 • England
Died January 14, 1977 (aged 79) • England
Title / Office House of Lords (1961-1977), United Kingdom • prime minister (1955-1957), United Kingdom • foreign minister (1951-1955), United Kingdom • foreign minister (1940-1945), United Kingdom • foreign minister (1935-1938), United Kingdom • House of Commons (1923-1957), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Conservative Party
Role In Suez Crisis

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Harold Macmillan
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Lord Palmerston
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