Maurice Macmillan
| The Right Honourable Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden MP | |
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 Macmillan in 1957 | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 23 June 1970 – 7 April 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Jack Diamond |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Jenkin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 January 1921 Westminster, London, England |
| Died |
10 March 1984 (aged 63) Westminster, London, England |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Ormsby-Gore |
| Children |
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| Parents | |
Maurice Victor Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden (27 January 1921 – 10 March 1984) was a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament. He was the only son of Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963.
Background and education
Macmillan was the only son of Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton and Lady Dorothy Cavendish, daughter of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. He served with the Sussex Yeomanry in Europe in the Second World War. Like his father, he was chairman of Macmillan Publishers, as well as a director of two news agencies.
Political career
Macmillan contested Seaham at the 1945 election, Lincoln in 1951 and Wakefield at a 1954 by-election. He served on Kensington Borough Council from 1949 to 1953, then was elected MP for Halifax at the 1955 general election but lost this seat in 1964. He was then elected for Farnham in 1966. This latter seat became South West Surrey at the 1983 election. He served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury (1963–64) under Alec Douglas-Home, and as Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1970–72), Secretary of State for Employment (1972–73) and Paymaster General (1973–74) under Edward Heath. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1972.
Family
Macmillan married the Honourable Katharine Ormsby-Gore, daughter of William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech, on 22 August 1942. They had four sons and a daughter:
- Alexander Daniel Alan Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton (born 10 October 1943)
- Hon. Joshua Edward Andrew Macmillan (1945–1965)
- Hon. Adam Julian Robert Macmillan (1948–2016)[1]
- Hon. Rachel Mary Georgia Macmillan (1955–1987)
- Hon. David Maurice Benjamin Macmillan (born 1957)
Macmillan was for a time the owner of Highgrove House; as of 2018, it belongs to the Prince of Wales. Upon his father's elevation to the peerage as Earl of Stockton on 10 February 1984, Macmillan acquired the courtesy title Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden. He died suddenly in Westminster, London,[2] on 10 March 1984, aged 63, following a heart operation. His father outlived him by almost three years, dying in December 1986 at the age of 92.[3]
Macmillan's son Alexander has held the title 2nd Earl of Stockton since the death of the first Earl.
Styles of address
- 1921–1955: Mr Maurice Macmillan
- 1955–1964: Mr Maurice Macmillan MP
- 1964–1966: Mr Maurice Macmillan
- 1966–1972: Mr Maurice Macmillan MP
- 1972–1984: The Right Honourable Maurice Macmillan MP
- 1984: The Right Honourable Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden MP
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dryden Brook |
Member of Parliament for Halifax 1955–1964 |
Succeeded by Dr Shirley Summerskill |
| Preceded by Godfrey Nicholson |
Member of Parliament for Farnham 1966–1983 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for South West Surrey 1983–1984 |
Succeeded by Virginia Bottomley |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Diamond |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1970–1972 |
Succeeded by Patrick Jenkin |
| Preceded by Robert Carr |
Secretary of State for Employment 1972–1973 |
Succeeded by William Whitelaw |
| Preceded by The Viscount Eccles |
Paymaster General 1973–1974 |
Succeeded by Edmund Dell |
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