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Lady Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan GBE (née Cavendish; 28 July 1900 – 21 May 1966) was an English socialite and the third daughter of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, and Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. She was the spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom between 1957 and 1963, as the wife of Harold Macmillan.
Lady Ann Caroline Faber (née Macmillan; 29 August 1923 – 14 September 2016) was the daughter of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (created Earl of Stockton in 1984) and his wife, Lady Dorothy Macmillan. [2] She was the second of their four children, and their last surviving child.
From 1930, Boothby had a long affair with Lady Dorothy Macmillan, wife of the Conservative politician Harold Macmillan (prime minister from 1957 to 1963). He was rumoured to be the father of the youngest Macmillan daughter, Sarah, although the 2010 biography of Harold Macmillan by D. R. Thorpe discounts Boothby's paternity.
The Macmillan Diaries Vol II: Prime Minister and After 1957–1966 (London: Macmillan, 2011) ISBN 1-405-04721-6; Macmillan burned his diary for the climax of the Suez Affair, supposedly at Eden's request, although in Campbell's view more likely to protect his own reputation. [244]
Macmillan's successor as prime minister was Lord Home, who renounced his peerage and served as Sir Alec Douglas-Home. [144] In the October 1964 general election the Conservative Party was narrowly defeated, and Wilson became prime minister. [145]
Former Naval Person and Naval Person; this was how Churchill signed many of his telegrams to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, first choosing the code name "Naval Person" and later changing it to "Former Naval Person" after he became prime minister. [48] Pig, an affectionate name used by his wife, Clementine. [49] The Old Warrior [50] [51]
Prime Minister: Harold Macmillan: Preceded by: Christopher Soames: Succeeded by: Joseph Godber: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; In office 16 January 1959 – 27 July 1960: Prime Minister: Harold Macmillan: Preceded by: Allan Noble: Succeeded by: David Ormsby-Gore: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State; 1958–1959: Foreign Affairs: 1957 ...
Lady Avon was the youngest wife of an incumbent prime minister in the twentieth century. [ citation needed ] She was only 36 when her husband resigned and was widowed at 56. She outlived five later prime ministerial spouses and witnessed the administrations of 13 subsequent prime ministers.