Michael Francis Eden was a British

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 peer

Peerage

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 active in Liberal Party

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 politics.

Eden succeeded as Baron Henley

Baron Henley

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 and Baron Northington in 1962. He served as President of the Liberal Party from 1966–1967, then as Chairman from 1968–1969. He served as deputy whip

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 of the party in the House of Lords

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. In 1973, he was appointed Chairman of the Council for the Protection of Rural England. Outside politics, he bought and restored Scaleby Castle.