| The Right Honourable Ian Gilmour Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, PC, Bt. | |
| In office 4 May 1979 – 11 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Fred Peart |
| Succeeded by | Humphrey Atkins |
| In office 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Peter Carington |
| Succeeded by | Roy Mason |
| Born | 8 July 1926 London, UK |
| Died | September 21, 2007 (aged 81) Middlesex, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, PC, Bt. (8 July 1926 – 21 September 2007) was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. The Right Honourable (abbreviated as The Rt Hon) is an Honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, PC, Bt Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent a baronetess (abbreviation Btss) is the holder The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the 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) Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Thomas Frederick "Fred" Peart Baron Peart, PC ( 30 April 1914 &ndash 26 August 1988) was a British Labour Humphrey Edward Atkins Baron Colnbrook ( August 12, 1922 – October 4, 1996) was a British Conservative politician The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 &ndash 17 July 2005 often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Peter Alexander Rupert Carington 6th Baron Carrington and Baron Carington of Upton Roy Mason Baron Mason of Barnsley, PC (born 18 April 1924) is an English Labour Politician and former Cabinet minister Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent a baronetess (abbreviation Btss) is the holder Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He was styled Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet from 1977, having succeeded to his father's baronetcy, until he became a life peer in 1992. A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent a baronetess (abbreviation Btss) is the holder In the United Kingdom, life peers are created members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as Hereditary He served as Secretary of State for Defence in 1974, in the government of Edward Heath, and, although a leading figure on the liberal, or "wet", wing of the Conservative party, he also served in the government of Margaret Thatcher, as Lord Privy Seal from 1979 to 1981. The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 &ndash 17 July 2005 often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the
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Early life
Gilmour was the son of stockbroker Lieutenant Colonel Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet, and his wife, Victoria, a granddaughter of the 5th Earl of Cadogan. George Henry Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan, KG, PC ( 12 May 1840 &ndash 6 March 1915) was a British Conservative His parents divorced in 1929, and his father remarried to Mary, the eldest daughter of the 3rd Duke of Abercorn. James Albert Edward Hamilton 3rd Duke of Abercorn, KG, KP, PC ( 30 November 1869 &ndash 12 September 1953) The family had land in Scotland and shares in Meux's Brewery. Meux's Brewery Co Ltd was a London Brewery owned by Sir Henry Meux.
They lived in the grounds of Syon Park in London, with a house in Tuscany. Syon House and its 200 acre (80 Hectare /800000 m² Park is situated in West London, in England. Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 He was educated at Eton College and read law at Balliol College, Oxford. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Balliol College (ˈbeɪlɪəl founded in 1263 is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.
He served with the Grenadier Guards from 1944 to 1947. The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS is the most senior Regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and as such is the most senior regiment of infantry He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1952 and was a tenant in the chambers of Quintin Hogg for two years. The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts of Justice in London which may call members to Quintin Hogg may refer to Quintin Hogg (merchant (1845&ndash1903 English merchant and philanthropist Quintin Hogg Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone He bought The Spectator in 1954 and was its editor from 1954 to 1959. For other uses see Spectator. The Spectator is a weekly British Magazine first published on 6 July He sold The Spectator to the businessman Harold Creighton in 1967. Harold Digby Fitzgerald Creighton (11 September 1927-3 July 2003 was a British businessman who bought The Spectator magazine in 1967
Member of Parliament
He was elected as Member of Parliament for Central Norfolk in a by-election in 1962, winning by 220 votes. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Central Norfolk was a County constituency in the county of Norfolk. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant He held this seat until 1974, when his seat was abolished due to boundary changes, and he stood for the safe Conservative seat of Chesham and Amersham, sitting as its MP from 1974 until his retirement in 1992. Chesham and Amersham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
In parliament, he was a social liberal, voting to abolish the death penalty, and legalise abortion and homosexuality. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. An Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. He also supported the campaign to join the EEC. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Quintin Hogg from 1963. A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow
In government
He served in Edward Heath's government from 1970, holding a variety of junior positions in the Ministry of Defence under Peter Carrington: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Army from 1970 to 1971, then Minister of State for Defence Procurement until 1972, then Minister of State for Defence. Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 &ndash 17 July 2005 often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is in turn Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. He joined the Privy Council in 1973. A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a He replaced Carrington in January 1974 to join Heath's Cabinet as Defence Secretary, but lost his position after Labour won the most seats in the general election at the end of February. In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. Results |} Total votes 31321982 All parties are shown The seats won by the Ulster Unionists are compared with those won by Unionist MPs in the 1970 election
In opposition, Gilmour joined the Conservative Research Department. The Conservative Research Department ('CRD' is an integral part of the central organisation of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. With Chris Patten, he wrote the Conservative Party manifesto for the October 1974 election - a second loss, by a wider margin. Christopher Francis Patten Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944 in Cleveleys, Lancashire) is a prominent British Conservative Results |} Total number of votes 29189104 All parties shown Votes summary Seats summary When Margaret Thatcher became the new leader of the Conservative party, she appointed Gilmour as shadow Home Secretary in 1975, then as shadow spokesman on Defence from 1976. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 He became Lord Privy Seal after the 1979 UK general election, as the chief Government spokesman in the House of Commons for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, working again Lord Carrington, who, as Foreign Secretary, sat in the House of Lords. The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Peter Alexander Rupert Carington 6th Baron Carrington and Baron Carington of Upton The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" He was closely involved in the Lancaster House talks, which led to the end of Ian Smith's government in Rhodesia, and the creation of an independent Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe. The Lancaster House Agreement ended biracial rule in Zimbabwe Rhodesia following negotiations between representatives of the Patriotic Front (PF consisting of ZAPU Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID ( 8 April 1919 &ndash 20 November 2007) served as the Prime Minister of the British Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election He also negotiated with the EEC to reduce Britain's financial contribution.
Backbenches and retirement
Gilmour did not have good relations with Thatcher. He survived a reshuffle in January 1981, but was sacked on 14 September 1981. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 He announced that the government was "steering full speed ahead for the rocks", and said that he regretted not resigning beforehand.
Gilmour remained on the backbenches until 1992, and opposed many Thatcherite policies, including the abolition of the Greater London Council, rate-capping and the poll tax. For other meanings see Backbench A backbencher is a Member of Parliament (MP or a legislator who does not hold governmental The Greater London Council (GLC was the top-tier Local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986 A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a Tax of a uniform fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income He was in favour of proportional representation. Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes In 1989, he was considered by discontented backbenchers as a possible future leader; in the event, he supported Sir Anthony Meyer in his leadership challenge in December 1989. for the English actor of the 1970s and 1980s see Anthony Meyer (actor Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer 3rd Baronet ( 27 October Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) However, he did not participate in frontline British politics again, and was given a life peerage by John Major in 1992, becoming Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, of Craigmillar in the District of the City of Edinburgh, of which his family were, for several hundred years, the feudal superiors. In the United Kingdom, life peers are created members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as Hereditary Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Examples of feudalism are helpful to fully understand Feudalism and Feudal society.
Gilmour was known for writing coherently from the One Nation perspective of the Conservative Party, in opposition to Thatcherism; in particular in his books Dancing with Dogma (1992) and (with Mark Garnett) Whatever Happened to the Tories (1997) and in his critical articles in journals such as the London Review of Books. One Nation, One Nation Conservatism, or Tory Democracy is a term used in political debate in the United Kingdom to refer to the left wing of the Conservative Thatcherism is the system of political thought attributed to the governments of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 The London Review of Books (or LRB) is a Fortnightly British literary and political magazine Inside Right (1977) is an introduction to conservative thought and thinkers. He was pro-European (or, perhaps, better described as "anti-Eurosceptic"). [1] He also wrote the books The Body Politic (1969), Inside Right (1977), Britain Can Work (1983), Riot, Risings and Revolution (1992), and The Making of the Poets (2002).
He was president of Medical Aid for Palestinians from 1993 to 1996, and was chairman of the Byron Society from 2003 until his death. Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP is a British charity that operates in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
Personal life
On 10 July 1951, Gilmour married Lady Caroline Margaret Montagu-Douglas-Scott, the youngest daughter of the 8th Duke of Buccleuch. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Walter John Montagu-Douglas-Scott 8th Duke of Buccleuch 10th Duke of Queensberry KT GCVO TD PC ( December 30 1894 &ndash Their wedding was attended by several members of the British Royal Family, including Queen Mary. The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953 was the queen-empress consort of George V of the United Kingdom They lived in Isleworth, and had four sons and one daughter. Isleworth (ˈaɪzəlwɜːθ is a suburb located in the London Borough of Hounslow alongside the River Thames in West London. His wife died in 2004, but he was survived by their had five children, the eldest of which, the Hon. David Robert Gilmour, succeeded to his father's baronetcy.
Death
Lord Gilmour died on 21 September 2007 of undisclosed causes, aged 81, after a short illness. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1]
References
- Obituary, The Guardian, 24 September 2007
- Obituary, The Independent, 24 September 2007
- Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 24 September 2007
- Obituary, The Times, 24 September 2007
- Obituary, Financial Times, 24 September 2007
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Collard | Member of Parliament for Central Norfolk 1962–1974 | Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) | Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham 1974–1992 | Succeeded by Cheryl Gillan |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Carrington | Secretary of State for Defence 1974 | Succeeded by Roy Mason |
| Preceded by Lord Peart | Lord Privy Seal 1979–1981 | Succeeded by Humphrey Atkins |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by John Little Gilmour | Baronet (of Liberton) 1977–2007 | Succeeded by David Robert Gilmour |
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