Jack Pease, 1st Baron Gainford

The Right Honourable The Lord Gainford PC DL JP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office 3 June 1908 – 14 February 1910
Monarch	Edward VII
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	George Whiteley
Succeeded by	The Master of Elibank
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 14 February 1910 – 23 October 1911
Monarchs	Edward VII George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Herbert Samuel
Succeeded by	Charles Hobhouse
President of the Board of Education
In office 23 October 1911 – 25 May 1915
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Walter Runciman
Succeeded by	Arthur Henderson
Postmaster General
In office 18 January 1916 – 5 December 1916
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Herbert Samuel
Succeeded by	Albert Illingworth
Personal details
Born	(1860-01-17)17 January 1860 Darlington, County Durham
Died	15 February 1943(1943-02-15) (aged 83) Headlam Hall, Gainford, County Durham
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Ethel Havelock-Allen (d. 1941)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Joseph Albert Pease, 1st Baron Gainford PC DL JP (17 January 1860 – 15 February 1943), known as Jack Pease, was a British businessman and Liberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's Liberal cabinet between 1910 and 1916 and also served as Chairman of the BBC between 1922 and 1926.