Hilary Marquand Facts for Kids

Shadow Cabinet positions


Opposition Chief Spokesman on Commonwealth Affairs
In office 1959–1961
Leader	Hugh Gaitskell
Shadowing	The Lord Ismay The Marquess of Salisbury Philip Cunliffe-Lister Alec Douglas-Home Duncan Sandys
Opposition Chief Spokesman on Pensions
In office 1951–1959
Leader	Clement Attlee Hugh Gaitskell
Shadowing	Derick Heathcoat-Amory Osbert Peake John Boyd-Carpenter

Parliamentary Representation

Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough East
In office 23 February 1950 – 30 November 1961
Preceded by	Alfred Edwards
Succeeded by	Arthur Bottomley
Member of Parliament for Cardiff East
In office 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950
Preceded by	James Grigg
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished

Personal details

Born

Hilary Adair Marquand

24 December 1901
Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Died

6 November 1972 (aged 70)
Hellingly, Sussex, England

Political party

Labour

Spouse

Rachel Eluned Rees

(m. 1929)

Children

3, including David and Richard

Alma mater

University College, Cardiff

Hilary Adair Marquand (born December 24, 1901 – died November 6, 1972) was an important British economist and a politician from the Labour Party. He held several key government jobs in the 1940s and 1950s.

Hilary Marquand's Life and Career
Personal Life

Hilary Marquand's Life and Career

Early Life and Education

Hilary Marquand was born in Cardiff, Wales. His father, Alfred Marquand, worked for a company that exported coal. His mother, Mary Adair, had Scottish family.

Hilary went to Cardiff High School. Later, he studied history and economics at University College, Cardiff. He finished his studies in 1924.

Becoming a Professor

After college, Hilary spent two years in the United States. He was a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, which is like a special scholarship. When he came back to the UK, he taught economics at the University of Birmingham from 1926 to 1930.

Then, at just 29 years old, he became a Professor of Industrial Relations at University College, Cardiff. This made him the youngest professor at a British university at that time.

Work Before Politics

Hilary Marquand was very involved in studying how industries and workers got along.

He directed surveys about industries in South Wales in 1931 and 1936.
He also spent a year in the USA studying industrial relations from 1932 to 1933.
He was a visiting professor at Wisconsin University in the USA from 1938 to 1939.

During World War II, he helped the government.

He worked at the Board of Trade from 1940 to 1941.
He was a Deputy Controller for the Ministry of Labour in Wales from 1941 to 1942.
He also advised the Ministry of Production on labour issues from 1943 to 1944.

Entering Politics

Even though his family usually supported the Conservative Party, Hilary Marquand joined the Labour Party in 1920. He also joined the Fabian Society in 1936, which is a group that promotes socialist ideas.

He became a Member of Parliament (MP) in 1945.

He represented Cardiff East from 1945 to 1950.
Then he represented Middlesbrough East from 1950 to 1961.

Government Roles

Hilary Marquand held several important jobs in the Labour government:

He was the Secretary for Overseas Trade from 1945 to 1947. This job involved helping Britain trade with other countries.
He became Paymaster General from 1947 to 1948. This role manages government payments.
He was the Minister of Pensions from 1948 to 1951. This meant he was in charge of payments to people like retired workers or those injured in war.
Finally, he was the Minister of Health from January to October 1951. This was a very important role, especially after the creation of the National Health Service.

In 1949, he became a Privy Counsellor. This is a special honour given to senior politicians.

After Government

After the Labour Party lost the election in 1951, Hilary Marquand became a key member of the Shadow Cabinet. This group of politicians challenges the government from the opposition benches.

He was the main spokesperson for pensions until 1959.
He also spoke for Commonwealth affairs from 1959 to 1961.

He travelled a lot for the British Council, giving lectures in countries like India, Pakistan, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), the West Indies, and Finland. He also represented the UK at important European meetings.

From 1965 to 1968, he was the Deputy Chairman of the National Board for Prices and Incomes. This board looked at how prices and wages changed in the country.

Later Years

Hilary Marquand decided to leave Parliament in 1961. He became the Director of the International Institute for Labour Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. He worked there until 1965.

Personal Life

Hilary Marquand married Rachel Eluned Rees, a schoolteacher, in 1929. They had three children.

Their daughter, Diana Marquand, became an environmental campaigner.
Their son, David Marquand, also became an academic and a Labour MP.
Their younger son, Richard Marquand, became a well-known Hollywood film director.

Hilary Marquand passed away in 1972 at the age of 70. He was buried in Cathays Cemetery in Cardiff.

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