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    Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha, PC (/ˈhɔːr bəˈliːʃə/; né Isaac Leslie Belisha; 7 September 1893 – 16 February 1957) was a British Liberal...
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    Hong Kong, Malta, and Singapore. The beacons were named after Leslie Hore-Belisha (1893–1957), the Minister of Transport who, in 1934, added beacons to...
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  • Belisha may refer to: Leslie Hore-Belisha, a past UK Liberal Party politician Belisha beacon, named after him Belushi (disambiguation) Berisha (disambiguation)...
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  • the widow of Jacob Isaac Belisha (born 1862), the parents of the child who became Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha. He wrote 'War and Peace...
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    resulted in the January 1940 dismissal of Leslie Hore-Belisha from the post of British War Minister. Hore-Belisha and the commander of the British Expeditionary...
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    Minister, Leslie Hore-Belisha, with the temporary rank of lieutenant-general. On 6 December 1937, as part of a purge by Hore-Belisha of senior officers...
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  • M[onsieur] Hore-Belisha to be a true Englishman". Henry "Chips" Channon, a "great friend of Leslie Hore-Belisha", referred to Hore-Belisha as "the Jew...
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    marked with Belisha beacons, which are flashing amber globes on black and white posts on each side of the road, named after Leslie Hore-Belisha, the Minister...
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    Portfolio), and Secretary of State for War Leslie Hore-Belisha. Oliver Stanley replaced Hore-Belisha in January 1940 while Chatfield left the war cabinet...
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  • Secretary: Viscount Halifax (Conservative) Secretary of State for War: Leslie Hore-Belisha (National Liberal) Secretary of State for Air: Sir Kingsley Wood (Conservative)...
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