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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963
Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative
Harold_Macmillan
International publishing company
Kingdom Harold Macmillan, grandson of co-founder Daniel, was chairman of the company from 1964 until his death in December 1986. Since 1999, Pan Macmillan and
Macmillan_Publishers
British politician (1921–1984)
only son of Harold Macmillan, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Macmillan was the only son of Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of
Maurice_Macmillan
British intelligence officer and Soviet double agent (1912–1988)
in July 1951 but was publicly exonerated by then–Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan in 1955. He resumed his career as both a journalist and a spy for MI6
Kim_Philby
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957
Uganda and Kenya. On 25 September 1956 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Harold Macmillan, met informally with President Eisenhower at the White House. He misread
Anthony_Eden
Earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 24 February 1984 for Harold Macmillan, the former Conservative prime minister (from 1957 to 1963), less than
Earl_of_Stockton
English socialite (1900–1966)
minister of the United Kingdom between 1957 and 1963, as the wife of Harold Macmillan. She spent her first eight years at Holker Hall, Lancashire (located
Lady_Dorothy_Macmillan
Period of British history after World War II and during the Cold War
the wake of the Suez Crisis, and his Chancellor of the Exchequer, Harold Macmillan succeeded him as prime minister on 10 January. He brought the economic
Post-war_Britain_(1945–1979)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964
Lords. During the premierships of Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, and Harold Macmillan, he held a number of senior offices, including Leader of the House
Alec_Douglas-Home
British fashion designer (born 1974)
secondary title of Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden as a courtesy title. He is a great-grandson of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton. He
Daniel Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden
Daniel_Macmillan,_Viscount_Macmillan_of_Ovenden
British politician (1895–1950)
Lambert Tree The Duke's sister Dorothy was married to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The Duke's younger brother Charles was married to American dancer
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire
Edward_Cavendish,_10th_Duke_of_Devonshire
British politician (1904–1978)
ministerial positions under Prime Ministers Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home between 1954 and 1964. A member of the Conservative
Selwyn_Lloyd
British politician (1902–1982)
politician; he was effectively deputy prime minister to Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan, although he held the official title for only a brief period in 1962–63
Rab_Butler
English actor (born 1952)
is known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Harold Macmillan in The Crown, Clement Attlee in A United Kingdom, Chief Superintendent
Anton_Lesser
Scottish cofounder of Macmillan Publishers
the marketing and distribution of Macmillan's books. Alexander's brother Daniel was the grandfather of Harold Macmillan, who became Prime Minister of the
Alexander MacMillan (publisher)
Alexander_MacMillan_(publisher)
Daughter of British prime minister Harold Macmillan (1923–2016)
Harold Macmillan. Ann Caroline Macmillan was born on 1923 at 14 Chester Square, Belgravia, London. Her father was the British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
Lady_Caroline_Faber
Topics referred to by the same term
Macmillan ministry may refer to: First Macmillan ministry, the British majority government led by Harold Macmillan from 1957 to 1959 Second Macmillan
Macmillan_ministry
British aristocrat (1921-2017)
of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton. On 22 August 1942, she married Conservative politician Maurice Macmillan, making her the daughter-in-law
Katharine Macmillan, Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden
Katharine_Macmillan,_Viscountess_Macmillan_of_Ovenden
British politician (born 1943)
Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech. His paternal grandfather was prime minister Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton. His mother was a great-granddaughter of prime
Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton
Alexander_Macmillan,_2nd_Earl_of_Stockton
English memoirist (1920–2021)
Alistair (1988). Harold Macmillan. Vol. 1. New York: Viking (published 1989). ISBN 978-0-670-80502-0. ——— (1989). Harold Macmillan. Vol. 2. New York:
Clarissa_Eden
United Kingdom aristocrats
for former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, who was created Earl of Stockton with the subsidiary title of Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden. The hereditary
Hereditary_peer
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office from 1947 to 1964
prime ministers: Clement Attlee, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, and Alec Douglas-Home. He was euthanised after suffering a liver infection
Peter_III_(cat)
Jeremy Irons as Macmillan. The Crown (2016) Macmillan is portrayed by Anton Lesser in the Netflix series The Crown. Pennyworth (2019) Macmillan is portrayed
Cultural depictions of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
Cultural_depictions_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
English model and showgirl (1942–2017)
having lied. This incident discredited the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan in 1963, in what became known as the Profumo affair. Keeler was alleged
Christine_Keeler
1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt
government's sterling bond holdings. Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Harold Macmillan, told Eden that Britain's foreign exchange reserves could not sustain
Suez_Crisis
British field marshal; Governor General of Canada (1891–1969)
of Anderson's First Army, to organise the coup de grace. However, Harold Macmillan (British Minister Resident in the Mediterranean from 1942 to 1945)
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis
1989 film by Michael Caton-Jones
Profumo affair that rocked the government of British prime minister Harold Macmillan. It stars Joanne Whalley as Christine Keeler and John Hurt as Stephen
Scandal_(1989_film)
British politician (1919–1996)
Monday Club. He was the son-in-law of Conservative prime minister Harold Macmillan. In 1945, his brother John was hanged for high treason during the Second
Julian_Amery
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974
to Chief Whip by Anthony Eden in 1955, and stayed in the cabinet of Harold Macmillan as Minister of Labour and Lord Privy Seal, as well as that of Alec
Edward_Heath
Government of the United Kingdom
the first Macmillan ministry, second Macmillan ministry, and then the Douglas-Home ministry. They were respectively led by Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home
Conservative government, 1957–1964
Conservative_government,_1957–1964
Season of television series
Crisis in 1956, the retirement of the Queen's third Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1963, following the Profumo affair political scandal, and the births
The_Crown_season_2
American publishing company
American company from its parent company in Britain, George Brett Jr. and Harold Macmillan remained close personal friends. George P. Brett Jr. made the following
Macmillan_Inc.
1958 cartoon image of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
"Super-Mac" was a 1958 cartoon image of Harold Macmillan, which became an enduring nickname for him. With its rather dismissive caption, "How to Try to
Supermac_(cartoon)
1960s British political scandal
1960s. John Profumo, the 46-year-old Secretary of State for War in Harold Macmillan's Conservative government, had an extramarital affair with then 19-year-old
Profumo_affair
1929–1935) Harold Macmillan (served 1956–1963) – though born and lived lifelong in England, his paternal grandfather was Scottish and Macmillan considered
Records of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
Records_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
British Conservative politician (1900–1986)
Boothby had a long affair with Lady Dorothy Macmillan, wife of the Conservative politician Harold Macmillan (prime minister from 1957 to 1963). He was
Robert_Boothby,_Baron_Boothby
British politician (1920–1987)
Eden as Under-Secretary of State for Air from 1955 to 1957 and under Harold Macmillan as Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty from 1957
Christopher_Soames
House in West Sussex, England
was the family home of Harold Macmillan, the British prime minister from 1957 to 1963, who died there in 1986. During Macmillan's time, Charles de Gaulle
Birch_Grove
1957 nuclear accident in England
reports on the fire were subject to heavy censorship, as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan feared the incident would harm British–American nuclear relations.
Windscale_fire
1955–1957 government of the United Kingdom
Eden was succeeded as foreign secretary by future prime minister Harold Macmillan, who, however, only held this post until December of the same year
Eden_ministry
Resident cat at 10 Downing Street, London
prime ministers: Clement Attlee, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home. The post has been held by Larry since 2011,
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
Chief_Mouser_to_the_Cabinet_Office
ministers: three Conservatives, Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home, and Edward Heath, and two from the Labour Party, Harold Wilson (who served twice) and
List of life peerages (1958–1979)
List_of_life_peerages_(1958–1979)
Residence and office of the UK prime minister
in the State Dining Room for her living predecessors: Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath and James Callaghan. Also in attendance
10_Downing_Street
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1964–1970, 1974–1976)
Profumo affair, a ministerial sex scandal that had mortally wounded Harold Macmillan and hurt the Conservatives. Wilson made capital without getting involved
Harold_Wilson
British and Irish title of nobility
last non-royal earldom, Earl of Stockton, was created in 1984 for Harold Macmillan, prime minister from 1957 to 1963. Alternative names for the rank equivalent
Earl
British politician (1917–1979)
intermediary; he therefore recommended its abolition. Although supportive of Harold Macmillan's appointment as prime minister over the rival claims of Butler in 1957
Reginald_Maudling
British actor (born 1948)
made his National Theatre debut playing former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (1957–1963) in Never So Good, a new play by Howard Brenton which opened
Jeremy_Irons
British politician (1918–1999)
government posts under Harold Macmillan as a Lord of the Treasury (government whip) between 1961 and 1962 and then under Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home
William_Whitelaw
Conservative Party under the leadership of incumbent prime minister Harold Macmillan won a victory with a majority of 100 seats. This was their third election
1959 United Kingdom general election
1959_United_Kingdom_general_election
Welsh model and showgirl (1944–2014)
discredited the Conservative government of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1963. Rice-Davies was born in Pontyates, near Llanelli, Wales, and
Mandy_Rice-Davies
Name list
York politician Harold MacMichael (1882–1969), British Colonial administrator Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold "Hal" Malchow (1951–2024)
Harold_(given_name)
British lawyer and politician (1900–1967)
police officer. His political ambitions were ultimately dashed in Harold Macmillan's cabinet reshuffle of July 1962. Born in Edinburgh, the only son of
David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir
David_Maxwell_Fyfe,_1st_Earl_of_Kilmuir
1938 book by Harold Macmillan
Democratic Society is a 1938 book on political philosophy written by Harold Macmillan, a British Conservative Party politician and later prime minister of
The_Middle_Way_(book)
Title in the Peerage of England
benches in the House of Lords and held political office (under his uncle Harold Macmillan and later under Alec Douglas-Home) from 1960 to 1964. Devonshire married
Duke_of_Devonshire
British politician and duke (1920–2004)
politician. He was a minister in the government of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (his uncle by marriage), and is also known for opening Chatsworth House
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
Andrew_Cavendish,_11th_Duke_of_Devonshire
Appointed member of the peerage of the United Kingdom whose title cannot be inherited
As of August 2026[update], Rishi Sunak is still serving as an MP. Harold Macmillan declined a peerage on leaving office, but over 20 years after retiring
Life_peer
Private preparatory school in Oxford, England
school became a charitable trust, with a board of governors, including Harold Macmillan, who had been at the school as a boy and was soon to become prime minister
Summer_Fields_School
Gentlemen's club in London, England
formally merged with the Carlton Club, with negotiations conducted by Harold Macmillan.[citation needed] At 8:39 p.m. on 25 June 1990, the Carlton Club was
Carlton_Club
British historian and biographer (1943–2023)
during the mid-20th century; Sir Anthony Eden, Alec Douglas-Home and Harold Macmillan. Thorpe was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh and Selwyn College
D._R._Thorpe
insults". The Telegraph. 8 April 2016. "Prime Ministers in History: Harold Macmillan". Prime Minister's Office. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011
List of nicknames of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
List_of_nicknames_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
British politician (1915–2006)
affair, led to his resignation from the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan. After his resignation Profumo worked as a volunteer at Toynbee Hall
John_Profumo
UK political crisis
On 13 July 1962, British prime minister Harold Macmillan carried out a major cabinet reshuffle of his premiership. He dismissed seven members of his Cabinet
Night of the Long Knives (1962)
Night_of_the_Long_Knives_(1962)
British politician (1920–2003)
Democrat. Jenkins was later elected to succeed former prime minister Harold Macmillan as Chancellor of the University of Oxford following the latter's death;
Roy_Jenkins
British politician (1906–1963)
nuclear disarmament as Labour Party policy, and opposed Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's attempt to lead the UK into the European Common Market. He died suddenly
Hugh_Gaitskell
British Conservative politician (1893–1972)
two candidates were Rab Butler and Harold Macmillan. The Queen took advice from Winston Churchill (who backed Macmillan), Edward Heath (who, as Chief Whip
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil,_5th_Marquess_of_Salisbury
Surname list
politician Daniel MacMillan (1813–1857), British publisher, brother of Alexander Macmillan (publisher), grandfather of Harold Macmillan (the prime minister)
McMillan_(surname)
English aristocratic and literary family
and Deborah married nephews of prime ministers Winston Churchill and Harold Macmillan, respectively. Deborah and Diana both married wealthy aristocrats.
Mitford_family
Political party
majorities. The Conservative prime ministers Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home promoted relatively liberal trade regulations
Conservative_Party_(UK)
Type of headgear popularised in Britain
1938. Williams, Charles (2009). Harold Macmillan. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-297-85194-3. Rose, Norman (2005). Harold Nicolson. Jonathan Cape. ISBN 978-0-224-06218-3
Anthony_Eden_hat
British politician
He is the grandson of the late former Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (1894–1986). The son of Julian and Lady Caroline Faber, Faber comes
David_Faber_(politician)
Index of lists with the same name
peerages (1958–1979) Created under the premierships of Harold Macmillan, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, and James Callaghan List of life
List_of_life_peerages
Former Conservative Minister of Transport
a minister under Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home throughout the Conservative Government 1957–1964. In 1957, Harold Macmillan appointed Marples
Ernest_Marples
Head of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom
21 April 1955* Sir Anthony Eden: 21 April 1955 – 22 January 1957* Harold Macmillan: 22 January 1957 – 11 November 1963* Sir Alec Douglas-Home: 11 November
Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
Leader_of_the_Conservative_Party_(UK)
1960s rail restructure in Great Britain
report starts by quoting the brief provided by the Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, from 1960: "First, the industry must be of a size and pattern suited
Beeching_cuts
1955 treaty re-establishing Austria as a sovereign state
Vyacheslav Molotov (Soviet Union); John Foster Dulles (United States); Harold Macmillan (United Kingdom); Antoine Pinay (France). High commissioners of the
Austrian_State_Treaty
British politician (1868–1938)
Devonshire was the father-in-law of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Macmillan. Cavendish was born at Devonshire House, Mayfair, London, the eldest
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
Victor_Cavendish,_9th_Duke_of_Devonshire
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868–1983
this year, the following candidates had been selected; Conservative: Harold Macmillan Labour: J Erskine Harper Liberal: Gerald Tossell History of parliamentary
Stockton-on-Tees (constituency)
Stockton-on-Tees_(constituency)
British politician and diplomat
Southeast Asia than perhaps any other living person," according to Harold Macmillan, who also said that "not only Asia, but the whole Western World were
Malcolm_MacDonald
British politician (1920–2005)
Elected as MP for Doncaster in 1951, Barber served in government under Harold Macmillan as Economic Secretary to the Treasury and Financial Secretary to the
Anthony_Barber
College of the University of Oxford
and philosopher Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Adam Smith, economist and author
Balliol_College,_Oxford
Non-conformist, ungrounded lifestyle
1951–57 Harold Macmillan, diary, 22 March 1963, quoted in Alistair Horne (1989) Harold Macmillan 1957–1986; Charles Williams (2009) Harold Macmillan "BBC
Bohemian_style
Repatriation of anti-Soviet Cossack collaborators to the Soviet Union
popularized in Nikolai Tolstoy's The Victims of Yalta alleged that Harold Macmillan, the British resident minister in the Mediterranean, and V Corps officers
Repatriation of Cossacks after World War II
Repatriation_of_Cossacks_after_World_War_II
British politician (1881–1959)
[pseud. for Harold Begbie], The Conservative Mind (London: Mills & Boon, 1924), pp. 47–48. Harold Macmillan, Winds of Change (London: Macmillan, 1966), p
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Edward_Wood,_1st_Earl_of_Halifax
1960 speech by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
"Wind of Change" speech was an address made by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to the Parliament of South Africa on 3 February 1960 in Cape Town.
Wind_of_Change_(speech)
British politician (1918–1984)
married to him, Lady Antonia Fraser met and started living with playwright Harold Pinter, who was also married at the time. The Frasers divorced in 1977;
Hugh Fraser (British politician)
Hugh_Fraser_(British_politician)
Bahamian residential community
home in Lyford Cay while he held talks with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Lyford Cay, also called Simms Cay, was a cay a few hundred metres
Lyford_Cay
English journalist, broadcaster and writer
reported on, and grew close to, four prime ministers: Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson and Edward Heath. After working on various provincial
Hardiman_Scott
British historical drama television series (2016–2023)
to 1964, including the Suez Crisis, the tenures of Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan as prime minister, the Profumo affair, and the births of Prince Andrew
The_Crown_(TV_series)
1960s British comedy revue/play
Minister Harold Macmillan; on one occasion, this was performed with Macmillan in the audience, and Cook added an ad lib ridiculing Macmillan for turning
Beyond_the_Fringe
Title in the Peerage of Scotland
known as Sir Alec Douglas-Home. After the unexpected resignation of Harold Macmillan, the 14th Earl was named prime minister by the monarch. For the first
Earl_of_Home
British judge and politician (1907–2001)
leadership of the Conservative Party. He was a contender to succeed Harold Macmillan as prime minister in 1963, renouncing his hereditary peerage to do
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of Saint Marylebone
Quintin_Hogg,_Baron_Hailsham_of_Saint_Marylebone
British politician (1909–1994)
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Thorneycroft's support for Harold Macmillan in Macmillan's successful 1957 leadership contest for the premiership led
Peter_Thorneycroft
British civil servant (1915–2005)
The Life of Harold Macmillan. Pimlico. 2011. Pages 282, 377, 387, 472, 515, 580, 733 and 794. Alistair Horne. Macmillan: 1957-1986. Macmillan. 1988. Pages
Frederick_Bishop
British politician (1912–1998)
of Powell's political career". In 1961, Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan applied for Britain to join the European Economic Community. Powell
Enoch_Powell
Contributors: Pitt Sr., Liverpool, Disraeli, Grey, Asquith, Baldwin, Macmillan, Wilson, Heath and Blair Positive Stabilisers: Pelham, Newcastle, Perceval
Historical rankings of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
Historical_rankings_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
Private hospital in Marylebone, London
time. Military personnel treated included the future prime minister Harold Macmillan who was injured in 1916. He was admitted again in 1963. In 1948, following
King_Edward_VII's_Hospital
English novelist (1815–1882)
travelled without a Trollope novel; the former British prime ministers Harold Macmillan and Sir John Major; the first Canadian prime minister, John A. Macdonald;
Anthony_Trollope
Cohort born from 1928 to 1945
"very happy" in comparison to 36% in 2005. That year, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan famously said: Let us be frank about it: most of our people have never
Silent_Generation
British royal family
came after some months of correspondence between the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and the constitutional expert Edward Iwi. Iwi had raised the prospect
House_of_Windsor
British politician (1908–1987)
John Pinder, John C. de V. Roberts. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-41995-2. OCLC 26163180. European Movement and the Council
Duncan_Sandys
travel, tourism, insurance
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