Q:Facts: - death place: marylebone , london - order: president for the colonies of the board of trade secretary of state - successor: andrew rae duncan hon. sir stafford cripps alan lennox-boyd - party: conservative - monarch: george vi george vi george vi elizabeth ii - primeminister: winston churchill winston churchill winston churchill - predecessor: andrew rae duncan hugh dalton james griffiths - death date: 21 january 1972 - spouse: lady moira osborne -lrb- 1892 -- 1976 -rrb- - term end: 29 june 1941 26 july 1945 28 july 1954 - term start: 3 october 1940 25 may 1945 28 october 1951 - birth date: 15 march 1893 - name: the viscount chandos - nationality: british - image: inf3-14 . jpg rt hon oliver lyttelton artist william little 1939-1946 - birth place: mayfair , london - alma mater: trinity college , cambridge Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of oliver lyttelton , 1st viscount chandos .
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oliver lyttelton , 1st viscount chandos , kg , dso , mc , pc -lrb- 15 march 1893 -- 21 january 1972 -rrb- was a british businessman who was brought into government during the second world war , holding a number of ministerial posts .