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Denis Thatcher
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English businessman, husband of Margaret Thatcher (1915–2003)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1915-05-10 ) 10 May 1915, Lewisham , London , England
- Died
- 26 June 2003 (2003-06-26) (aged 88), Chelsea , London , England
- Resting place
- Royal Hospital Chelsea
- Education
- Mill Hill School
- Occupation
- Businessman
- Known for
- Spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom (1979 – 1990)
- Political party
- Conservative
- Spouses
- Margot Kempson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 28 March 1942</span>"}]]}'>1942 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1948 ) Margaret Roberts ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 13 December 1951</span>"}]]}'>1951 )
- Children
- Mark Carol
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Branch
- British Army
- Service years
- 1938–1965
- Rank
- Major
- Unit
- Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Royal Artillery
- Conflicts
- Second World War Italian campaign Allied invasion of Sicily Operation Goldflake
- Awards
- (see § Medals and honours )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Denis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Child
- Carol Thatcher
- Occupation
- engineer
- Position held
- spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom
- Political party
- Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Noble title
- baronet
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Military rank
- Major
- Image
- Denis Thatcher 1982.jpg
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- Commons category
- Denis Thatcher
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- date of birth
- 1915-05-10
- date of death
- 2003-06-26
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Royal Hospital Chelsea
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- P12749
- Joseph Beuys
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, MBE, TD, CStJ (10 May 1915 – 26 June 2003) 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.
Thatcher was granted the Thatcher baronetcy in 1990, the only baronetcy created since 1964, and remains the most recent non-royal to have been awarded a hereditary title.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Denis Thatcher” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.