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Sir Denis Thatcher, Bt.

Denis Thatcher (right) greets U. A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent a baronetess (abbreviation Btss) is the holder S. First Lady Nancy Reagan, 1988
Born 10 May 1915 (1915-05-10)
London, England
Died 26 June 2003 (aged 88)
London, England
Nationality British
Education Mill Hill School
Occupation Businessman
Known for Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Term 4 May 1979 - 28 November 1990
Predecessor Audrey Callaghan
Successor Norma Major
Spouse Margaret Kempson (1942-48)
Margaret Thatcher (1951-2003)
Children Mark Thatcher, Carol Thatcher

Major Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, MBE, TD (10 May 1915 – 26 June 2003) was a businessman, and the husband of the former British Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher. Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6 1921 is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Mill Hill School, in Mill Hill, London, is a Coeducational Independent school for boarding and day pupils aged 13&ndash18 The spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has no formal or constitutional role in the British political system Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Audrey Elizabeth Callaghan Baroness Callaghan of Cardiff ( née Moulton 28 July 1915 &ndash 15 March 2005) was the wife of Dame Norma Major Lady Major, DBE (née Wagstaff previously Johnson born 12 February 1942) is the wife of Sir John Major, the former British Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Sir Mark Thatcher 2nd Baronet (born 15 August 1953 is the only son of Sir Denis Thatcher and Baroness Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister Carol Thatcher (born 15 August 1953 is a British Journalist and the daughter of the late Sir Denis Thatcher Bt and Baroness Thatcher, Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Territorial Decoration ( TD) was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor the Territorial Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 He was born in Lewisham, London, England, the elder child of a New Zealand-born British businessman, Thomas Herbert (Jack) Thatcher, and his wife (Lilian) Kathleen, née Bird. Lewisham is a district in south-east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Lewisham. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island As of 2007, he is the last person outside the British Royal Family to be awarded a hereditary title. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Hereditary titles, in a general sense are Titles positions or styles that are Hereditary and thus tend or are bound to remain in particular families

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Early life and work

At age eight he entered a preparatory school as a boarder in Bognor Regis, following which he attended the leading nonconformist public school, Mill Hill. Bognor Regis is a Seaside resort town and Civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. Mill Hill School, in Mill Hill, London, is a Coeducational Independent school for boarding and day pupils aged 13&ndash18 He left school at the age of 18 to join the family paint and preservatives business, Atlas Preservatives. He enlisted in the army shortly after the Munich crisis, convinced war was imminent. The Munich Agreement (Mnichovská dohoda Mníchovská dohoda Münchner Abkommen Accords de Munich was an agreement regarding the Sudetenland, which were areas along borders

During the Second World War, he served in the 34th Searchlight (Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment) of the Royal Engineers before being promoted to the rank of major. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a regiment of the British Army. The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers ( RE) and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country Although, to his regret, he saw no real fighting, he was twice Mentioned in Despatches, and in 1945 was appointed an MBE. Mentioned in Despatches (MID is a Military award for gallantry or otherwise commendable service The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Leaving the forces in 1946, he returned to run the family business, his father having died, aged 57, on 24 June 1943, when Thatcher was in Sicily. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.

On 28 March 1942 he married Margaret Doris Kempson, the daughter of Leonard Kempson, a businessman at Monken Hadley. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monken Hadley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a suburban development situated 11 miles (17 The childless marriage ended in divorce, in 1948. [1] She met someone else whilst Thatcher was away and married him later.

In February 1949, while attending a Paint Trades Federation function in Dartford, he met Margaret Roberts, a chemist and newly-selected parliamentary candidate, who became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom. Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, 16 miles (25 km east south-east Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 A chemist is a Scientist trained in the Science of Chemistry. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. They married on 13 December 1951, and had twin children, Carol and Mark, in 1953. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Carol Thatcher (born 15 August 1953 is a British Journalist and the daughter of the late Sir Denis Thatcher Bt and Baroness Thatcher, Sir Mark Thatcher 2nd Baronet (born 15 August 1953 is the only son of Sir Denis Thatcher and Baroness Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister Thatcher agreed with his wife on most political issues, though he was strongly against the death penalty, calling it "absolutely awful" and "barbaric", while she favoured it. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Denis Thatcher was fiercely anti-Trade Union and anti-socialist, as was his wife. He later hated the BBC, thinking it was biased against the Thatcher government. In an Interview with Kirsten Cubitt in October 1970, he said "I don't pretend I am anything but an honest-to-god right-winger. Those are my views and I don't care who knows 'em"[2]

Thatcher financed his wife's training as a barrister and a home in Chelsea; he also bought a large house in Lamberhurst, Kent in 1965. Chelsea is an area of south-west London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along Lamberhurst is a Village and Civil parish in Kent although the latter parish was at first in both Kent and East Sussex. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format His firm employed 200 people by 1957, but he sold it to Castrol on 26 August 1965 after suffering a mild breakdown in 1964. Castrol is a Brand of industrial and Automotive Lubricants which is applied to a large range of Oils Greases and similar Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He received a seat on Castrol's parent board, which he maintained when Burmah took it over in 1966. The Burmah Oil Company was founded in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1896 by David Sime Cargill to develop oil interests on the Indian subcontinent. He retired from Burmah Oil in June 1975, four months after his wife won the Conservative Party leadership.

In addition to being a director of Burmah, he was chairman of the Atlas Preservative Co, vice-chairman of Attwoods plc from 1983 to January 1994, a director of Quinton Hazell plc from 1968 to 1998, and a consultant to Amec plc and CSX Corp. AMEC plc ( is a British company headquartered in London. It carries out high-value consultancy engineering and project management services for the oil and A Public Limited Company ( PLC, plc or plc or p l c is a type of Limited company in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland which is He was also a non-executive director of Halfords in the mid 1980s

Public life and perceptions

The public perception of his character was formed chiefly from a series of spoof letters published in the satirical magazine Private Eye in the 1980s. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical Magazine, edited by Ian Hislop. The "Dear Bill" column written by Richard Ingrams and John Wells after May 1979 took the form of a letter purported to be from Denis to his real life friend and golfing partner Bill Deedes (former editor of The Daily Telegraph), detailing life at Number 10. The " Dear Bill " letters were a regular feature in the British satirical magazine Private Eye, purporting to be the private correspondence of Denis Thatcher Richard Ingrams (born August 19, 1937) was a co-founder and second editor of the British satirical Magazine Private Eye John Wells ( 17 November 1936 – 11 January 1998) was an English Actor, writer and satirist, educated at William Francis Deedes Baron Deedes, KBE, MC, PC, DL (1 June 1913 &ndash 17 August 2007 was a British journalist and politician For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. The letters portrayed Denis Thatcher as a reactionary interested only in golf and gin. Reactionary (also reactionist) is a derogatory term usually used by the Left wing in regards to movements which oppose radical change in society and seeks a return Gin is a spirit flavoured with Juniper berries. Distilled gin is made by redistilling white grain spirit which has been flavoured with juniper John Wells used the character portrayed in the letters, and created the stage play Anyone For Denis (also shown on television). Thatcher started to play along — Ulster Unionist David Burnside recalled a reception in Blackpool "to which Sir Denis came along with his minder and declared: "I don't know what reception I'm at, but for God's sake give me a gin and tonic". The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party David Wilson Boyd Burnside MLA (born 24 August, 1951) is a Northern Ireland politician and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament A gin and tonic is a highball Cocktail made with Gin and Tonic water, usually garnished with a slice of lime or Lemon

Thatcher refused press interviews and only made brief speeches. When he did speak to the press, he called Margaret "The Boss". One lapse, which he regretted for the ensuing controversy he felt was at his wife's expense, was in December 1979, when at a dinner of the London Society of Rugby Football Union Referees (of which he was treasurer, having refereed at a club level for many years) he made remarks criticising the sporting boycott of South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Thatcher said, "We are a free people, playing an amateur game, and sure as hell we have the right to tour South Africa".

He was known as an irreverent, good-natured man with a talent for friendship. Margaret Thatcher often acknowledged her husband's support. In her autobiography she wrote: "I could never have been Prime Minister for more than 11 years without Denis by my side. " He saw his role as helping her survive the stress of the job, which he urged her to resign on the 10th anniversary of her becoming Prime Minister, in 1989, sensing that otherwise she would be forced out (as happened a year later). After his wife's third election victory in 1987, whilst watching his wife wave to the cheering crowds outside Downing Street, Thatcher said quietly to his daughter Carol, "In a year's time she will be so unpopular you won't believe it". In fact, this happened 12-18 months later than when he predicted, but was still accurate.

In December 1990, it was announced that Denis Thatcher would be created a baronet[3] (the first since 1964). A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent a baronetess (abbreviation Btss) is the holder The award was gazetted in February 1991 as Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, of Scotney in the County of Kent. The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the UK in which certain [4] This meant that his wife was entitled to be called Lady Thatcher whilst retaining her seat in the House of Commons, and was also a hereditary title that was to be inherited by their son Mark after Denis's death. Hereditary titles, in a general sense are Titles positions or styles that are Hereditary and thus tend or are bound to remain in particular families It was the last British hereditary honour to be granted to anyone outside the royal family. However, Sir Denis Thatcher's wife was created a life peeress as Baroness Thatcher in her own right in 1992 after her retirement from the House of Commons.

Death

On 17 January 2003 Sir Denis Thatcher underwent a six-hour heart bypass operation. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery is a surgical procedure He had complained of breathlessness before Christmas and the problem was spotted in early January. He left the hospital on 28 January and appeared to have made a full recovery. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted He visited his son Mark, in South Africa in April but by the middle of June he complained of breathlessness once again. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa He was again taken to a hospital where pancreatic cancer was diagnosed, along with fluid in his lungs. Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor of the Pancreas. Each year about 37680 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with this condition and 34290 FLUID ( F ast L ight '''U'''ser '''I'''nterface D esigner is a graphical editor that is used to produce FLTK Source code He died on 26 June at the age of 88 at Westminster's Lister Hospital. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. His funeral, a cremation, was held on 3 July 2003 at the chapel of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a Retirement home and Nursing home for British Soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to Chelsea is an area of south-west London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along On 30 October his memorial service was held in Westminster Abbey. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church

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References

  1. ^ ODNB
  2. ^ The Times - 5th October 1970
  3. ^ London Gazette: no. 52360, page 19066, 11 December 1990. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the UK in which certain Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
  4. ^ London Gazette: no. 52443, page 1993, 7 February 1991. The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the UK in which certain Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule

Collins, Christopher (January 2007). ‘Thatcher, Sir Denis, first baronet (1915–2003)’. Oxford University Press. DOI:10.1093/ref:odnb/90063. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document. Retrieved on 2008-04-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
Audrey Callaghan		 Spouse of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1979–1990		 Succeeded by
Norma Major
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Scotney)
1991–2003		 Succeeded by
Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Bt.
Audrey Elizabeth Callaghan Baroness Callaghan of Cardiff ( née Moulton 28 July 1915 &ndash 15 March 2005) was the wife of The spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has no formal or constitutional role in the British political system Dame Norma Major Lady Major, DBE (née Wagstaff previously Johnson born 12 February 1942) is the wife of Sir John Major, the former British Baronetage of England (1611-1705 King James I erected the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611 for the settlement of Ireland The Thatcher Baronetcy of Scotney in the County of Kent, is the most recent Baronetcy created in the Baronetcy of the United Kingdom, and the first created Sir Mark Thatcher 2nd Baronet (born 15 August 1953 is the only son of Sir Denis Thatcher and Baroness Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister
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