• Harold Arthur Watkinson, 1st Viscount Watkinson, CH, PC (25 January 1910, in Walton on Thames – 19 December 1995, in Bosham) was a British businessman...
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  • Eddie Watkinson (born 1979), American artist Harold Watkinson (1910–1995), British businessman and politician, the only Viscount Watkinson Lee Watkinson (born...
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    scheme was announced on Thursday 9 July 1959 by Minister of Transport Harold Watkinson, with the Gathurst Viaduct and Creswell Viaduct, near Stafford, over...
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    1957 – 14 October 1959 Prime Minister Harold Macmillan Preceded by Anthony Head Succeeded by Harold Watkinson Minister of Housing and Local Government...
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    Election Member Party 1950 Harold Watkinson Conservative 1964 Sir Cranley Onslow Conservative 1997 Humfrey Malins Conservative 2010 Jonathan Lord Conservative...
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    January 1957 14 October 1959 2 years, 274 days Conservative Macmillan I Harold Watkinson MP for Woking (1910–1995) 14 October 1959 13 July 1962 2 years, 272 days...
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    Agriculture Iain Macleod: Minister of Labour and National Service Harold Arthur Watkinson: Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Duncan Edwin Sandys:...
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  • Marples was a minister under Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home throughout the Conservative Government 1957–1964. In 1957, Harold Macmillan appointed Marples...
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  • Franklyn. He was the grandson of Sir William Franklyn and nephew of Sir Harold Franklyn. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich...
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    Boyd-Carpenter 28 July 1954 20 December 1955 Conservative Harold Watkinson 20 December 1955 14 October 1959 Conservative Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan...
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    January 1957 14 October 1959 2 years, 274 days Conservative Macmillan I Harold Watkinson MP for Woking (1910–1995) 14 October 1959 13 July 1962 2 years, 272 days...
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    (2,400 ha), in Hansard it is listed as 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) by Mr Harold Watkinson, Minister of Defence in 1961 "Pembrokeshire Ranges". Archived from...
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  • Politician 20 July 1962 John Maclay 1905–1992 Politician 20 July 1962 Harold Watkinson 1910–1995 Politician 1 January 1963 Keith Holyoake 1904–1983 Prime...
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    inscription "London-Yorkshire Motorway – This slab was sealed by the Harold Watkinson M.P. – Minister of Transport – Inauguration Day – 24th March 1958"...
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    contracts were undertaken between 1958 and 1962: On 3 March 1958, Harold Watkinson, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation fired a starting flare...
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  • Winston Churchill Anthony Eden Preceded by Alan Lennox-Boyd Succeeded by Harold Watkinson Financial Secretary to the Treasury In office 30 October 1951 – 28...
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    Commons. Eden was succeeded as foreign secretary by future prime minister Harold Macmillan, who, however, only held this post until December of the same...
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    21 November 2011. "Hornchurch and Upminster MP Angela Watkinson praises Drapers' Academy, Harold Hill, in Prime Minister's Questions". Romfordrecorder...
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  • (1917–1979) The Earl of Selkirk (1906–1994) Robin Turton (1903–1994) Harold Watkinson (1910–1995) Henry Montgomery Campbell (1887–1970) The Viscount Hailsham...
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    Construction, of Harmondsworth. Work was started on Monday 13 April 1959 by Harold Watkinson near Cobtree Manor. The bridge across the Medway cost £200,000. The...
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    1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Alan Lennox-Boyd, and Harold Watkinson, 1st Viscount Watkinson. Following its closure in 2021, former members were offered...
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    Kilmuir and appointed Lord Chancellor. Future Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan achieved his first major Cabinet position when he was made Minister...
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    bypass was opened on 19 July 1957 by the then Minister of Transport, Harold Watkinson. The main road through Ashford is now the M20, which opened in stages...
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    development of the platform. On 13 April 1960, the Defence Minister Harold Watkinson announced the cancellation of Blue Streak as a military programme,...
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    Agriculture Iain Macleod: Minister of Labour and National Service Harold Arthur Watkinson: Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Duncan Edwin Sandys:...
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    2023), as quoted by then-Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Harold Watkinson; additional drainage systems were also installed alongside the carriageway...
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    sites. In 1959, Harold Watkinson took over the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and Duncan Sandys returned to the Ministry of Aviation. Watkinson instituted a...
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  • (1992–2010) Dame Angela Watkinson; MP for Upminster (2001–2010) and Hornchurch and Upminster (2010–2017) Harold Watkinson, 1st Viscount Watkinson Giles Watling;...
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    Mott-Radclyffe Conservative Wirral Selwyn Lloyd Conservative Woking Harold Watkinson Conservative Wokingham Peter Remnant Conservative Wolverhampton North...
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  • Prime Minister Winston Churchill Preceded by Fred Lee Succeeded by Harold Watkinson Personal details Born (1880-04-16)16 April 1880 Birmingham, England...
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