Charles Masterman

The Right Honourable Charles Masterman
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 11 February 1914 – 3 February 1915
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Charles Hobhouse
Succeeded by	Edwin Montagu
Head of Wellington House
In office 1914–1917
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of Parliament for West Ham North
In office February 1906 – December 1910
Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green South West
In office July 1911 – 1914
Personal details
Born	24 October 1873
Died	17 November 1927 (aged 54)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Lucy Lyttelton
Children	3, including Margaret
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge

Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman PC MP (24 October 1873 – 17 November 1927) was a British radical Liberal Party politician, intellectual and man of letters. He worked closely with such Liberal leaders as David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill in designing social welfare projects, including the National Insurance Act 1911. During the First World War he played a central role in the main government propaganda agency.