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Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC, FRS (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Nicknamed "Supermac", he was known for his pragmatism, wit, and unflappability.
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4 days ago · Harold Macmillan (born Feb. 10, 1894, London, Eng.—died Dec. 29, 1986, Birch Grove, Sussex) was a British politician who was prime minister from January 1957 to October 1963. The son of an American-born mother and the grandson of a founder of the London publishing house of Macmillan & Co. , he was educated at Balliol College, Oxford .
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Dec 30, 1986 · Tue 30 Dec 1986 09.46 EST. Harold Macmillan was prime minister (from 1957 to 1963) in a world very different from our own. It was a world of consensus politics - now derided as much by...
Jul 6, 2012 · Fifty years ago Prime Minister Harold Macmillan shocked the nation by sacking seven ministers in what became known as the 'Night of the Long Knives'. But does the legend give the full story and...
Harold Macmillan © Macmillan was Conservative prime minister of Britain from 1957 to 1963, and presided over a time of prosperity and the easing of Cold War tensions. Harold Macmillan was...
Harold Macmillan was the last Prime Minister to be born in the Victorian era. His public image was that of an unflappable Edwardian gentleman. His premiership saw many political successes, not least restoring relations with the US after the rupture of Suez.