Anthony Eden Years in office: 1955-1957 Born: 12 June 1897 Nickname: None Title: The Earl of Avon Age assumed office: 57 years 299 days Total time in office: 1 year 279 days Anthony Eden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British Conservative politician, who was Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_EdenAnthony Eden : Biography Anthony Eden, the son of Sir William Eden, the High Sheriff of Durham, was born at Windlestone Hall, near Bishop Auckland, on 12th June, 1897. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PReden.htmAnthony Eden hat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An "Anthony Eden" hat, or simply an "Anthony Eden", was a silk-brimmed, black felt Homburg of the kind favoured in the 1930s by Anthony Eden, later 1st Earl of Avon (1897–1977). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Eden_hat