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He was defeated at the 1964 general election. The Conservative government of the United Kingdom that began in 1957 and ended in 1964 consisted of three ministries: the first Macmillan ministry, second Macmillan ministry, and then the Douglas-Home ministry. They were respectively led by Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home, who were ...
The Eden ministry was formed following the resignation of Winston Churchill in April 1955. Anthony Eden, then- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, took over as Leader of the Conservative Party, and thus became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Upon assuming office, Eden asked Queen Elizabeth II to dissolve parliament and called a ...
Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM , PC , FRS (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. [ 1 ] Nicknamed " Supermac ", he was known for his pragmatism, wit, and unflappability.
Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achieving rapid promotion as a young Conservative member of Parliament, he became foreign secretary aged 38 ...
1957: First Macmillan ministry — Harold Macmillan: 1959: Second Macmillan ministry: General election: 18 Oct: 1963 Resignation Macmillan resigns: 19 Oct: Douglas ...
9/–. Source: Cricinfo. Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC (/ ˈhjuːm / HEWM; 2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995), styled as Lord Dunglass between 1918 and 1951 and the Earl of Home from 1951 until 1963, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964.
Jehovah's Witnesses. Alexander Hugh Macmillan (June 2, 1877 – August 26, 1966), also referred to as A. H. Macmillan, was an important member of the Bible Students, and later, of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He became a board member of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in 1917 and again in 1920. He presented a history of the religious movement ...
Macmillan ministry. Macmillan ministry may refer to: First Macmillan ministry, the British majority government led by Harold Macmillan from 1957 to 1959. Second Macmillan ministry, the British majority government led by Harold Macmillan from 1959 to 1963. Category: Disambiguation pages.