James Ramsden (politician)
James Edward Ramsden PC (born November 1, 1923 in Liverpool ; † March 29, 2020 ) was a British Conservative Party politician who represented Harrogate as a member of the House of Commons for almost 20 years and was the last British Secretary of War between 1963 and 1964 (Secretary of State for War) .
Life
Origin, studies and member of the lower house
Ramsden's father was with a Military Cross excellent Captain Edward Ramsden. His paternal uncle was George Taylor Ramsden , who from 1918 to 1922 for the Coalition Unionist Party constituency Elland represented in the lower house, while his maternal uncle, Murrough John Wilson , 1918-1929 for the Unionist Party, representing the constituency of Richmond / Yorkshire deputy of the House of Commons.
After attending the renowned Eton College , he graduated from Trinity College at the University of Oxford and did his military service during the Second World War .
In the general election of February 23, 1950 and October 25, 1951 , he ran unsuccessfully for the Conservative Party in the constituency of Dewsbury for a seat in the lower house, but was subject to the constituency holder of the Labor Party , William Paling .
After Christopher York voluntarily waived his mandate , Ramsden was elected to the House of Commons for the first time on March 11, 1954 in a by -election in the constituency of Harrogate , winning 20,263 votes against his opponent from the Labor Party, E. Kavanagh, which received only 8,367 votes. He represented the interests of the Harrogate constituency for almost 20 years until he decided not to run again in the general election on February 28, 1974 .
Junior Minister and Minister of War
During the reign of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan took it different functions in the Ministry of War ( War Office ) was and was first in 1959 Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister of War Christopher Soames and then from 1960 as the successor to Hugh Fraser until his replacement by Peter Michael Kirk 1963 Parliamentary Under-Secretary and Financial Secretary in the Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for War . In 1963 he was also appointed Privy Counselor (PC).
On October 21, 1963, Macmillan's successor as Prime Minister, Alec Douglas-Home , appointed him to succeed Joseph Godber as Secretary of State for War . He held this office until the merger of the three previously independent posts of Minister of War, First Lord of the Admiralty and Minister of Aviation to Secretary of Defense on April 1, 1963. In this newly created Ministry of Defense, he served from April 1, 1964 until the end of Douglas Home's tenure due to the election defeat of the conservative Tories in the general election of October 15, 1964 as Minister of State for the Army .
The marriage with Juliet Barbara Anna Ponsonby in 1949 resulted in three sons and two daughters.
Web links
- James Ramsden at Hansard (English)
- The House of Commons Constituencies. Leigh Rayment Peerage, October 13, 2014, accessed January 13, 2015 ( Harrogate constituency entry).
- Rt. Hon. James Edward Ramsden on thepeerage.com , accessed August 18, 2015.
- Ramsden, James (b.1923). The History of Parliament, accessed January 13, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ramsden
- ^ British ministries, political parties, etc. rulers.org, accessed on January 13, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ramsden, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ramsden, James Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Conservative Party politician, Member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 2020 |