James Chuter Ede
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James Chuter Ede, Baron Chuter-Ede was a British politician, born in Epsom, Surrey. He studied at Cambridge University and worked as a teacher (1905-1914) and a local councillor (1920-1927). He entered Parliament in 1923. He was Home Secretary in the 1945 Labour government, and Leader of the House of Commons in 1951. He was closely involved in the drafting of the Butler Education Act and the Criminal Justice Act of 1948. He became a life peer in later years.
| Preceded by: The Lord Somervell | Home Secretary 1945-1951 | Succeeded by: Sir David Maxwell Fyfe |
| Preceded by: Herbert Stanley Morrison | Leader of the House of Commons 1951 | Succeeded by: Harry Crookshank Template:End boxTemplate:UK-politician-stub Template:Peer-stub |