Family Child
Sarah Watkinson
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q334345 · wikidata
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Harold Watkinson
1910-01-25 – 1995-12-19
Life & Legacy
Harold Arthur Watkinson, 1st Viscount Watkinson, (25 January 1910 – 19 December 1995) 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.
Occupation & Career
politician, businessperson
Education
King's College London; Queen's College
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
King's College London · Queen's College
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Rosemary Watkinson
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q334345 · wikidata
Family Father
Arthur Gill Watkinson, of Walton-on-Thames
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q334345 · wikidata
Family Mother
Mary Casey
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q334345 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Vera Langmead
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q334345 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q334345 — wikidata View source
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