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Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, was an English businessman and the husband of Margaret Thatcher, who served as the first female British prime minister from 1979 to 1990; thus, he became the first male prime ministerial spouse.

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business · English businessman (1915–2003) · entrepreneur · engineer · businessperson · also Denis Thatcher, Dennis Thatcher, Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt., Thatcher

Born 10 May 1915 · Died 26 June 2003 · Q46172

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I walked across to Margaret and I said,
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by Philip Webster and Robert Morgan in The Times (14 April 1993) Clear. Decisive. Purposeful. When asked how she would describe her leadership style. [6] Douglas, Douglas, you would make Neville Chamberlain look like a warmonger. On Douglas Hurd, as quoted in
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Aug 18, 2026Documented record82% confidence

“I walked across to Margaret and I said,”

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2005· 1 entry

Mar 17, 2005Documented record69% confidence

ZDNet: ID thieves use Sir Denis Thatcher as bait

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2003· 2 entries

Jun 26, 2003Documented record75% confidence

The Washington Post: Denis Thatcher

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Jun 26, 2003Documented record86% confidence

Died 2003-06-26.

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2002· 2 entries

Dec 31, 2002Documented record69% confidence

Moviefone: Married to Maggie - Denis Thatcher's Story (2003)

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Dec 31, 2002Documented record69% confidence

Moviefone: Married to Maggie - Denis Thatcher's Story - Where to Watch

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1995· 1 entry

1995Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

That he would have banned trade unions altogether in Britain

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1993· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1993Documented record76% confidence

“by Philip Webster and Robert Morgan in The Times (14 April 1993) Clear. Decisive. Purposeful. When asked how she would describe her leadership style. [6] Douglas, Douglas, you would make Neville Chamberlain look like a warmonger. On Douglas Hurd, as quoted in”

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1990· 1 entry

1990Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

The only baronetcy created since 1964, and remains the most recent non-royal to have been awarded a hereditary title

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1989· 1 entry

1989Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Sensing that otherwise she would be forced out

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1981· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1981Documented record76% confidence

“the object is to change the heart and soul.”

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1979· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1979Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom (1979–1990).

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1976· 1 entry

1976Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

(by which time, their mother had become Leader of the Opposition) and then only when the media revealed it

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1966· 1 entry

1966Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Thatcher became a senior divisional director, managing the planning and control department

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1953· 1 entry

1953Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Had twin children (Carol and Mark), who were born on 15 August at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith, seven weeks premature

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1947· 1 entry

1947Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And chairman in 1951, leading its overseas expansion

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1946· 2 entries

1946Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

His wife told him she had met someone else and wanted a divorce

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1946Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Returned to run the family business – his father having died (aged 57) on 24 June 1943, when Thatcher was in Sicily

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1945· 1 entry

1945Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

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1942· 1 entry

1942Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

(divorced in 1948), and in 1951 to Margaret Roberts

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1933· 1 entry

1933Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And joined the family paint and preservatives business, Atlas Preservatives

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1915· 1 entry

May 10, 1915Documented record86% confidence

Born 1915-05-10.

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