Frederick Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton

The Right Honourable The Earl of Woolton CH PC
Minister of Materials
In office 1 September 1953 – 16 August 1954
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Arthur Salter
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 24 November 1952 – 20 December 1955
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill Anthony Eden
Preceded by	The Viscount Swinton
Succeeded by	The Earl of Selkirk
Lord President of the Council
In office 28 October 1951 – 24 November 1952
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	The Viscount Addison
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
In office 28 May 1945 – 27 July 1945
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Clement Attlee
Succeeded by	Herbert Morrison
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office 1 July 1946 – 1 November 1955
Leader	Winston Churchill Anthony Eden
Preceded by	Ralph Assheton
Succeeded by	Oliver Poole
Minister of Reconstruction
In office 11 November 1943 – 23 May 1945
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Food
In office 3 April 1940 – 11 November 1943
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	William Morrison
Succeeded by	John Llewellin
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Hereditary peerage 7 July 1939 – 14 December 1964
Succeeded by	The 2nd Earl of Woolton
Personal details
Born	Frederick James Marquis (1883-08-23)23 August 1883 Ordsall, Salford, Lancashire, England
Died	14 December 1964(1964-12-14) (aged 81) Arundel, Sussex, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Maud Smith ​ ​ (m. 1912; died 1961)​ Margaret Thomas ​ (m. 1962)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Victoria University of Manchester
Occupation	Businessman, politician

Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton, CH, PC (23 August 1883 – 14 December 1964), was an English businessman and politician who served as chairman of the Conservative Party from 1946 to 1955.

In April 1940, he was appointed Minister of Food and established the rationing system. During this time, he maintained food imports from America and organised a programme of free school meals. The vegetarian Woolton pie was named after Woolton, as one of the recipes commended to the British public due to a shortage of meat, fish, and dairy products during the Second World War. In 1943, Woolton was appointed Minister of Reconstruction, planning for post-war Britain.