• William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, KT, CH, MC, PC, DL (28 June 1918 – 1 July 1999), was a British Conservative Party politician who...
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  • William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw (1918–1999) was a British Conservative Party politician. William Whitelaw may also refer to: William Whitelaw...
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    losing the seat in a 1983 by-election, when the former cabinet minister William Whitelaw became the leader of the House of Lords: the by-election took place...
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    William Whitelaw (15 March 1868 – 19 January 1946) was a Conservative politician in Scotland and a long serving railway director and chairman. He was the...
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  • In July 1972, William Whitelaw, the Conservative British government's Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, granted Special Category Status (SCS) to...
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  • William Frederick Martin Whitelaw (16 June 1906 – 3 May 1982) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, cricket administrator, and a field hockey player....
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  • to the Northern Ireland Office after consulting cabinet colleagues William Whitelaw, then Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party, and Francis Pym. This...
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    Whitelaw Reid (October 27, 1837 – December 15, 1912) was an American politician, diplomat and newspaper editor, as well as the author of Ohio in the War...
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  • 1972. Macmillan married the Honourable Katharine Ormsby-Gore, daughter of William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech, on 22 August 1942. They had four sons and...
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  • controversial remarks calling on poor people to have fewer children and William Whitelaw had pledged loyalty to Heath. Many other shadow cabinet members pledged...
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  • William John Biffen, Baron Biffen, PC, DL (3 November 1930 – 14 August 2007), was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of parliament...
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  • rows are highlighted in yellow. Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister William Whitelaw – Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister The Lord Soames – Leader...
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    Commons in a by-election seven weeks later, following the ennoblement of William Whitelaw. He took his seat when the House returned from summer recess in October...
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    Margaret Thatcher (category Chancellors of the College of William & Mary)
    Conservatives' 1966 defeat, but party leader Edward Heath and Chief Whip William Whitelaw eventually chose Mervyn Pike as the Conservative shadow cabinet's sole...
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    December 1973 – 4 March 1974 Prime Minister Edward Heath Preceded by William Whitelaw Succeeded by Merlyn Rees Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary...
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  • Commonwealth Affairs (1983–1989) Secretary of State for the Home Department William Whitelaw, Secretary of State for the Home Department (1979–1983) Leon Brittan...
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    April 1972 – 5 November 1972 Prime Minister Edward Heath Preceded by William Whitelaw Succeeded by Jim Prior Secretary of State for Employment In office...
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    office 4 May 1979 – 4 November 1980 Leader James Callaghan Preceded by William Whitelaw Succeeded by Roy Hattersley Home Secretary In office 10 September 1976 –...
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    ballot. His favoured candidate, William Whitelaw, lost to Thatcher in the second vote one week later (Thatcher 146, Whitelaw 79, Howe 19, Prior 19, Peyton...
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  • Irish republican stance, agreeing to attend a conference organised by William Whitelaw only if he could bring Irish Republican Army members as part of his...
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    succeeds William Whitelaw as Lord President and Leader of the House of Commons. Maurice Macmillan succeeds Carr as Secretary for Employment. Whitelaw becomes...
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    government delegation led by Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw held secret talks with the Provisional IRA leadership. As part of the...
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    1st Marquess of Lincolnshire, and politician and courtier the Hon. Sir William Carington.[citation needed] Carington grew up in Millaton House, in Bridestowe...
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  • John-Stevas Norman Tebbit David Waddington John Wakeham William Waldegrave Peter Walker William Whitelaw Lord Young of Graffham Baroness Young George Younger...
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  • rioting took place the following day although nobody else was killed. William Whitelaw admitted secret talks had taken place between the IRA and British government...
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  • rule Secretary of State William Whitelaw Conservative Party 1973 Assembly 1973 election Secretary of State William Whitelaw Conservative Party 1973 (Dec)...
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  • The Home Secretary, who held sole responsibility for the police, William Whitelaw, offered his resignation but it was refused by the prime minister,...
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    British government and an IRA delegation met with British Home Secretary William Whitelaw at Cheyne Walk in Chelsea. The delegation included Adams, Martin McGuinness...
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  • Australian road cyclist William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, politician This page lists people with the surname Whitelaw. If an internal link intending...
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    Series 3, episode 1: "Hard Man" Dal Y Mellt Mici S4C drama 2023 Y Sŵn William Whitelaw TV film Men Up Eddie O'Connor TV film The Cleaner Richard Series 2...
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