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No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.
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Birth: | 10th February, 1894 |
Death: | 29th December, 1986 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Politician |
Harold Macmillan was born in Belgravia, London, England. He was a British Conservative politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. He was known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability. He served in the Grenadier Guards during the First World War. After the war he joined his family business, then entered Parliament in the 1924 General Election, for the northern industrial constituency of Stockton-on-Tees. He served as Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Churchill's successor Sir Anthony Eden. When Eden resigned in 1957 after the Suez Crisis, Macmillan succeeded him as Prime Minister. He studied at Balliol College, Summer Fields School, and Eton College.
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