Maurice Victor Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden PC (27 January 1921–10 March 1984) was a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) 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. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. He was the son of Harold Macmillan (who was Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963) and the former Lady Dorothy Cavendish, daughter of the 9th Duke of Devonshire. (Maurice Harold Macmillan 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894 &ndash 29 December 1986 was a British Conservative Politician The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lady Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan GBE ( 28 July 1900 – 21 May 1966) was a daughter of the 9th Duke and Duchess of Devonshire Victor Christian William Cavendish 9th Duke of Devonshire, KG, GCMG, GCVO ( London May 31, 1868 – May
Macmillan was educated at Eton College and 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 Sussex Yeomanry in Europe in World War II. Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer Cavalry regiments 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 Like his father, he was Chairman of Macmillan Publishers, as well as a director of two news agencies. Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately-held International Publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck
Macmillan contested Seaham at the 1945 election, Lincoln in 1951 and Wakefield at a 1954 by-election. Seaham was a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was in existence between 1918 and 1950 Results |} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory Lincoln is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Total votes cast 28596594 All parties shown Conservative result includes the Ulster Unionists Votes summary Headline Wakefield is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) 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 served on Kensington Borough Council 1949-53. The Metropolitan Borough of Kensington was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965 He was elected MP for Halifax at the 1955 election but lost this seat in 1964. Halifax is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Total votes cast 26759729 All parties shown Conservatives include National Liberal Party and Ulster Unionists Votes Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. He was then elected for Farnham at a 1966 by-election. Farnham was a constituency centred on the town of Farnham in Surrey. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. This latter seat became South West Surrey at the 1983 general election. South West Surrey is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 He served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1970-72, Secretary of State for Employment 1972-73 and Paymaster General 1973-74 under Edward Heath. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the second most senior ministerial position in HM Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Secretary of State for Employment was a position in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. 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 He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1972. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign.
Macmillan married The Honourable Katharine Ormsby-Gore, a daughter of the 4th Baron Harlech, on 22 August 1942. Katharine Macmillan Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden, DBE (born as The Honourable Katharine Margaret Alice Ormsby-Gore on 4 January 1921) William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore 4th Baron Harlech KG GCMG PC ( 11 April 1885 &ndash 14 February 1964) known Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They had four sons and a daughter:
- The Hon. Alexander Daniel Alan Macmillan, later styled Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, later 2nd Earl of Stockton (born 10 October 1943)
- The Hon. Alexander Daniel Alan Macmillan 2nd Earl of Stockton (born 10 October 1943) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Earl of Stockton is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joshua Edward Andrew Macmillan (1945-1965)
- The Hon. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Adam Julian Robert Macmillan (born 1948)
- The Hon. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rachel Mary Georgia Macmillan (1955-1987)
- The Hon. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) David Maurice Benjamin Macmillan (born 1957)
Upon his father's elevation to the peerage on 10 February 1984 as Earl of Stockton, he acquired the courtesy title Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Earl of Stockton is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of Nobility used by children former wives and other close relatives of a peer. He died suddenly on 10 March 1984 following a heart operation, aged 63. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) His son, Alexander, succeeded as 2nd Earl of Stockton on the death of the 1st Earl. Alexander Daniel Alan Macmillan 2nd Earl of Stockton (born 10 October 1943) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Earl of Stockton is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was for a time the owner of Highgrove. Highgrove House is the country home of HRH The Prince of Wales, in Gloucestershire, England.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dryden Brook |
Member of Parliament for Halifax 1955–1964 |
Succeeded by Dr Shirley Summerskill |
| Preceded by Godfrey Nicholson |
Member of Parliament for Farnham 1966–1983 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for South West Surrey 1983–1984 |
Succeeded by Virginia Bottomley |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Diamond |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1970–1972 |
Succeeded by Patrick Jenkin |
| Preceded by Leonard Robert Carr |
Secretary of State for Employment 1972–1973 |
Succeeded by William Whitelaw |
| Preceded by The Viscount Eccles |
Paymaster-General 1973–1974 |
Succeeded by Edmund Dell |
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