Harold Watkinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harold Watkinson

British politician

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1910

Place of Birth: Walton-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Dec-1995

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Harold Arthur Watkinson, 1st Viscount Watkinson, (25 January 1910, in Walton on Thames – 19 December 1995, in Bosham) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.
He was Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation between 1955 and 1959 and a cabinet member as Minister of Defence between 1959 and 1962, when he was sacked in the Night of the Long Knives.
In 1964 he was ennobled as Viscount Watkinson.