As the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher made history, but she wrote that she could not have done it without her husband by her side Denis
Quick Facts Marriage - Margaret and Denis
Met: 1949.
Married: December 13, 1951.
Marriage ended: 03, death of Denis
first Marriage: No.Did You Know
When speaking to the press, called Margaret Denis
Born? "The boss" .:
Margaret Hilda Roberts aka The Right Honourable Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS :. October 13, 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Denis Thatcher alias Major Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, MBE, TD: May 10, 1915 in Lewisham, London
Death :.
Denis: June 26, 03, at the age of 88, Sir Denis died of pancreatic cancer at the Lister Hospital in Westminster in London
Margaret. After suffering a stroke, the Baroness Margaret Thatcher died April 8, 2013 at the age of 87 years at the Ritz Hotel in London, UK. She had dementia since 08.
How Margaret and Denis Met:
In February 1949, Denis and Margaret met at a political dinner
Margaret :. . "It was clear to me at the time Denis was an exceptional man he knew as much about politics as I did and much more on the economy."
Source: Margaret Thatcher. The Path to Power 2011.
Date and wedding information.
Margaret and Denis wedding day, December 13, 1951, was cold and foggy. They married in Wesley Chapel in City Road, London, England. With the celebrant Rev. Skinner and Rev. Spivey. Margaret wore a royal blue velvet dress and a trimmed ostrich feathers hat. Their wedding reception was held at the home of Sir Alfred Bossom.
They honeymoon in Madeira. Fifty years later, they celebrated their wedding guest wedding there too
Margaret marry on the 13th of the month. "It has never bothered me at all, I was born on the thirteenth, the thirteenth married and my children were baptized the thirteenth ...."
Source: Carol Thatcher. Below The Parapet: The Biography of Denis Thatcher .. 1997. pg 71.
Children
Denis and Margaret had twins, Carol and Mark in 1953.
Occupations
Margaret :. the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 190, British politician, author, chemist, lawyer
Margaret: "I could never have been Prime Minister for more than 11 years without Denis beside me"
Source :. Margaret Thatcher the Downing Street Years 1993. pg 23.
Denis... businessman, served during World War II
Residence :.
Margaret and Denis lived in Chester Square, Belgravia district of London. She spent her last months in a suite at the Ritz
previous Marriages: ..
Denis was previously married
- Doris Margaret Kempson: the couple met in 1941 in the dance of officers they married. March 28, 1942, but never lived together because of military commitments Denis. Margot divorced in 1948 and married Sir Alfred Howard Whitby Hickman, 3rd baronet in January 1948.
Denis "God guided us two neither can I nor would we want to rewrite history .."
Source: Carol Thatcher. Below The Parapet: The Biography of Denis Thatcher .. 1997. pg 46.
Quotes About the marriage of Margaret and Denis Thatcher:
Margaret: "When Denis asked me to be his wife, I thought long and hard about it. I had so set my heart on the policy I had not really figured marriage in my plans ... But the more I considered the safest I was. There was only one answer. over forty years later, I know that my decision to say "yes" was one of the best I ever did "
Source :. Margaret Thatcher. The Path to Power 2011 .
Margaret :. "being prime minister is a lonely job, in a sense, it should be: .. You can not lead from the crowd But with Denis there I was never alone What What man What a husband -this friend "
Source: .... Margaret Thatcher. The Downing Street Years. 1993. pg. 23.