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Harold Watkinson
British politician (1910-1995) · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Died at 85
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.
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1995Died19 December 19951964Named Member of the House of LordsOffice26 June 1964 to 19 December 19951959Named Secretary of State for DefenceOffice14 October 1959 to 13 July 1962Named Member of the 42nd Parliament of the United KingdomOffice8 October 1959 to 26 June 19641955Named Secretary of State for TransportOffice20 December 1955 to 14 October 1959Named Member of the 41st Parliament of the United KingdomOffice26 May 1955 to 18 September 19591951Named Member of the 40th Parliament of the United KingdomOffice25 October 1951 to 6 May 19551950Named Member of the 39th Parliament of the United KingdomOffice23 February 1950 to 5 October 19511910Born25 January 1910
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In 1964 he was ennobled as Viscount Watkinson.
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1995 · aged 85
