Harold Wilson facts for kids
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The Lord Wilson of Rievaulx
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 16 October 1964 – 19 June 1970 4 March 1974–5 April 1976 |
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Preceded by | Sir Alec Douglas-Home Edward Heath |
Succeeded by | Edward Heath James Callaghan |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 March 1916 Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 24 May 1995 (aged 79) London, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Gladys Mary Baldwin |
Children | Robin, Giles |
James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was one of the most prominent British politicians of the 20th century. He was an MP from 1945-1983. He won more elections than any other 20th century Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (in 1964, 1966, February and October 1974) — but only once with a clear majority (1966).
Wilson resigned as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party in 1976. He died of colon cancer and Alzheimer's disease in 1995.
Preceded by Alec Douglas-Home |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1964–1970 |
Succeeded by Edward Heath |
Preceded by Edward Heath |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by James Callaghan |
Preceded by Hugh Gaitskell |
Leader of the British Labour Party 1963–1976 |
Succeeded by James Callaghan |
Preceded by Stephen King-Hall |
Member of Parliament for Ormskirk 1945–1950 |
Succeeded by Ronald Cross |
Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Huyton 1950–1983 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
Preceded by Stafford Cripps |
President of the Board of Trade 1947–1951 |
Succeeded by Hartley Shawcross |
Preceded by Denis Healey |
Shadow Foreign Secretary 1961–1963 |
Succeeded by Patrick Gordon Walker |
Images for kids
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Garter banner of Harold Wilson in the chapel at Jesus College, Oxford, where he studied Modern History
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Wilson on a visit to a retirement home in Washington, Tyne and Wear
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Wilson with President Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House in 1966
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Wilson with West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard in 1965
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Harold Wilson with Gerald Ford in 1975
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Statue in St George's Square, Huddersfield