# Harold Watkinson

> Harold Arthur Watkinson, 1st Viscount Watkinson, was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation between 1955 and 1959 and a cabinet member as Minister of Defence between 1959 and 1962, when he was sacked in the Night of the Long Knives. In 1964 he was ennobled as Viscount Watkinson.

*British politician (1910-1995)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1910-01-25
- **Died:** 1995-12-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Harold Arthur Watkinson, 1st Viscount Watkinson, was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation between 1955 and 1959 and a cabinet member as Minister of Defence between 1959 and 1962, when he was sacked in the Night of the Long Knives. In 1964 he was ennobled as Viscount Watkinson.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 40.4
- **Momentum:** 12.6

## Sources
- [Harold Watkinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Watkinson)
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- [Harold Watkinson](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Watkinson)
- [Harold Watkinson](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Watkinson)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334345)

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