which this commercial nation lives" Opposition to the nationalisation of the means of production, distribution and exchange, "which is the creed of socialism"; Opposition to "the centralisation of government in Whitehall and the weakening of the influence of local authorities"; Belief in "the establishment, under private enterprise, of partnership in industry, whereby all ranks engaged in it shall … share in the increased yield that comes from greater effort or increased skill"; Belief in the maintenance of a high and stable level of employment, Belief that "the best purposes of the State are served when there is economy in public administration and when Government conducted with rigorous avoidance of waste"; Belief in high standards of health, housing, and education, coupled with religious freedom; Recognition of the national duty of maintaining sufficient defense forces, of the danger of militant Communism, and of the necessity for close economic and political cooperation with America and Western Europe; "Tolerance, comradeship and unity among all classes." The Liberal leadership rejected the coalition as one that the Conservatives would control. Labour had recently narrowly won the 1950 general election. The Conservatives without Liberal help won the 1951 general election. In the 1953 Coronation Honours, he became Viscount Woolton. In 1956, he was further honoured when he became Earl of Woolton with the subsidiary title Viscount Walberton. Death Woolton died 14 December 1964 at his home, Walberton House, in Arundel, Sussex. His titles passed to his son, Roger. He is buried at St Mary's Church, Walberton, Sussex. Arms References Citations Bibliography Further reading Hammond, R. J. Food, Volume 1: The Growth of Policy (London: HMSO, 1951); Food, Volume 2: Studies in Administration and Control (1956); Food, Volume 3: Studies in Administration and Control (1962) official war history Hammond, R. J. Food and agriculture in Britain, 1939–45: Aspects of wartime control (Food, agriculture, and World War II) (1954) Michael Kandiah & Judith Rowbotham (Editors), The Diaries and Letters of Lord Woolton 1940–1945. Records of Social and Economic History Series, vol. 61. Oxford: University Press for the British Academy, 2020. Hardcover. xxvii+324 p. . External links Catalogue of the papers of Frederick Marquis, Lord Woolton, at the Bodleian Library, Oxford |- |- 1883 births 1964 deaths Alumni of the Victoria University of Manchester Chairmen of the Conservative Party (UK) Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers Knights Bachelor Lord Presidents of the Council Members of