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Gladys Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx (née Baldwin; 12 January 1916 – 6 June 2018) was an English poet and the wife of Harold Wilson, who twice served as British prime minister. She was the first British prime minister's spouse to become a centenarian, living to the age of 102 years, 145 days.
Mary Wilson, who has died aged 102, lived longer than any other former resident of 10 Downing Street. She was one of the most reluctant inhabitants of that famous address, and almost the only...
Harold Wilson served as prime minister until 1970, and was reelected in 1974. To some surprise, he then resigned in 1976. He was honored by the British government that year with a knighthood, and in 1983 received a life peerage, thus making Harold and Mary, Baron Wilson and Lady Wilson of Rievaulx.
Nov 28, 2018 · Lady Wilson celebrated. A service of thanksgiving for the life of Mary Wilson was held on 26 November. Gladys Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, was an English poet and wife of the former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
Mary Wilson was a quiet, unassuming woman, who never felt at home in the cut-throat world of politics occupied by her husband, Harold Wilson, the Labour prime minister. Private Eye caricatured...
Jun 7, 2018 · Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, who has died at 102, was the wife of the former Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, and a successful, published poet.
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Gladys Mary Wilson, Lady Wilson of Rievaulx (12 January 1916 – 6 June 2018) was an English poet. She was the widow of Harold Wilson, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid- to late-1960s and mid-1970s. Her birth name was Gladys Mary Baldwin.
