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John Thomson Stonehouse (28 July 1925 – 14 April 1988) was a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician, businessman and minister who was a member of the Cabinet under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He is remembered for his unsuccessful attempt at faking his own death in 1974.
Stonehouse is a British comedy-drama [1] television series dramatising the life and times of disgraced British government minister John Stonehouse, first broadcast from 2 to 4 January 2023. The series starred Matthew Macfadyen and Keeley Hawes and was directed by Jon S. Baird from a script by John Preston .
Stonehouse's former home in Muswell Hill, north London, seen in 2022. John Stonehouse was born in Wilton, Wiltshire, in 1864. [1] He married Mary Martha. In 1891 they were living in Albert Street, [2] Camden Town, and in 1901, Bramshill Gardens, [3] Dartmouth Park, to the north of Kentish Town. By 1901 they had children Dorothy, Joseph, and Ida ...
Stonehouse is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: ... John Stonehouse (1925–1988), British politician who faked his disappearance;
The resulting by-election was held on 28 February 1957. [4] The Labour Party chose John Stonehouse, a lecturer who had previously unsuccessfully contested two general elections at Twickenham and Burton-upon-Trent. [5]
In 1892, Sotheran's managed to secure Althorp’s complete library, including its very rare collection of Caxtons, for £210,000 (equivalent to almost £33.5 million in 2024); the collection was sold to Enriqueta Augustina Rylands, who erected in Manchester a permanent memorial of her husband in the John Rylands Library. [2]
John Roberts Fast Facts. CNN Editorial Research. January 24, 2024 at 7:45 AM. Here’s a look at the life of John Roberts, chief justice of the United States. Personal. Birth date: January 27, 1955.
The Walsall North by-election on 4 November 1976 was held after the resignation of sitting Member of Parliament (MP) John Stonehouse.Elected as a Labour candidate, Stonehouse was a member of the English National Party when he resigned, after an interlude in which he faked his own death. [1]