[373] He shied away from the topic when in office, stating that "I have always been a little wary of politicians who parade their faith, and prefer a little English reserve on the subject. GRO Register of Births: JUN 1905 7a 741 Gainsborough Gwendoline Minnie Coates, mmn = unknown. [300] Major's Chancellor Ken Clarke stated in 2016 that Major's reputation looked better as time went by, in contrast to that of Tony Blair's which appeared to be in decline. Hon. The department was later split into two separate ministries for Health and Social Security in 1988. [250] Major was a Patron of the sight loss and learning disability charity SeeAbility from 2006 to 2012 and has been a vice-president since 2013. "[312] Seldon reiterated these views in his contribution to the 2017 volume John Major: An Unsuccessful Prime Minister? [370] He also enjoys gardening, listening to music and reading; Anthony Trollope being among his favourite authors. [36][34], In 1959 Major had joined the Young Conservatives in Brixton and soon became a highly active member, which helped increase his confidence following the failure of his school days. Mother of Richard Jackman; Mehitable Jackman and Deacon George Jackman. DETAILS Restrictions: [106] Also in this period, Major stood in for a Foreign Office minister on a trip to South America, visiting Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. Since stepping down as an MP in 2001, Major has focused on writing and his business, sporting and charity work, and has occasionally commented on political developments in the role of an elder statesman. RM G4HK04 - Elizabeth Major, daughter of former Prime Minister John Major, with her fiance Luke Salter at her family home near Huntingdon, where they formerly announced their engagement. [70] Meanwhile, Major continued to work at Standard Bank (renamed Standard Chartered from 1975), having completed his banking diploma in 1972. John Major was born on March 29, 1943, in St Helier, Carshalton, Surrey, London, England. [144] In September 1989 Major delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, in which he pledged to support Colombia's effort to tackle the drugs trade and reiterated Britain's opposition to the apartheid regime in South Africa. [307], In academic circles Major's legacy has generally been better received. [242], Major has further indulged his love of cricket as President of Surrey County Cricket Club from 2000 to 2001[243] (and Honorary Life Vice-president since 2002). [34] After Major became prime minister, it was misreported that his failure to get a job as a bus conductor resulted from his failing to pass a maths test; he had in fact passed all of the necessary tests but had been passed over owing to his height. [236], Like some post-war former prime ministers (such as Edward Heath), Major turned down a peerage when he retired from the House of Commons in 2001. The Tories remained divided over this era and in an attempt to silence his critics, Major resigned as Party leader. magazine. [31][32] Major began working with his brother Terry at the garden ornaments business; this had been sold in 1959, enabling the family to move to a larger residence at 80 Burton Road, Brixton. [259][260], Following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, Major was appointed a special guardian to Princes William and Harry, with responsibility for legal and administrative matters. John and Norma Major, who have already endured a string of health scares with their son James, were away on holiday and unavailable to comment. [379][380], On 8 May 2012, Major was personally decorated at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo by the Emperor of Japan with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun in recognition of his invaluable contributions to JapanUK relations through his work in the political and economic arena, and also in promoting mutual understanding. [161][162] Tax cuts were also made which benefited football associations, the aim being to increase funding on safety measures following the Bradford City stadium fire and Hillsborough disaster. [238] In 1999 he published his autobiography, covering his early life and time in office, which was generally well received. The European Currency Unit was a notional unit of account based on a weighted 'basket' of major European currencies. Tap into Getty Images global-scale, data-driven insights and network of over 340,000creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Genealogy for Elizabeth Major (Jones) (c.1715 - 1795) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. [164][160], The European Community's push for full Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) was another important factor in Major's time as Chancellor; in June 1990 he proposed that instead of a single European currency there could instead be a 'hard ECU',[nb 9] which different national currencies could compete against and, if the ECU was successful, could lead to a single currency. [310] He also notes that Major faced a deeply unfavourable set of circumstances: most of the obvious and pressing Conservative reforms (e.g. "[315], During his leadership of the Conservative Party, Major was portrayed as honest ("Honest John")[316][317] but unable to exert effective control over his fractious party. [102][103] It was later revealed (in 2002) that during this period Major had conducted an affair with Edwina Currie, a Conservative backbencher and later Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security; the affair ended in 1988. John Major was born on 29 March 1943 at St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children in St Helier, Surrey, the son of Gwen Major ( ne Coates, 1905-1970) and former music hall performer Tom Major-Ball (1879-1962), who was 63 years old when Major was born. To me, from my background, I find that truly shocking. The additional bitterness on the right wing of the Conservative Party at the manner in which Margaret Thatcher had been deposed did not make Major's task any easier, with many viewing him as a weak and vacillating leader. [174][175] With the 'Lawson Boom' showing signs of running out of steam, exacerbated by rising oil prices following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, there were fears of a potential recession and pressure to cut interest rates. "[156][157] He delivered his first Autumn Statement on 15 November, announcing a boost in spending (mainly for the NHS) and with interest rates to be kept as they were. They met on polling day for the Greater London Council elections in London, and became engaged after only ten days. [84] He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 13 June 1979, voicing his support for the government's budget. After John was born, Zacharias prophesied of John's calling as "the prophet of the Highest" ().John would prepare the way for the Lord, the Messiah who would "perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and remember his holy covenant; the oath which he sware to our father Abraham" (Luke 1:72-73).Interestingly, Elisabeth's name in Hebrew means "God is my oath."1 'Because of the rareness of it, it's difficult to speculate about how things will turn out. "[271], Major has become an active after-dinner speaker, earning over 25,000 per engagement for his "insights and his own opinions" on politics and other matters according to his agency. [346] They have two children: a daughter, Elizabeth (born November 1971)[68][69] and a son, James (b. January 1975). Major was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2005 for services to politics and charity, and was made a Companion of Honour in 1999 for his work on the Northern Ireland peace process. An obituary of Tony Newton in The Daily Telegraph claimed that if Newton had not kept the affair a closely guarded secret, "it is highly unlikely that Major would have become prime minister". When Was John Major Born? GRO Register of Deaths: Sep 1970 5a 1807 Croydon Gwendoline Minnie Major, DoB about 1905. [279], In December 2006, Major led calls for an independent inquiry into Blair's decision to invade Iraq, following revelations made by Carne Ross, a former British senior diplomat, that contradicted Blair's case for the invasion. [297] Ongoing 'sleaze'-related scandals among leading Conservative MPs also did Major and his government no favours, decreasing support for the party amongst the public. Mr Salter, who was 30 and had qualified recently as a hospital doctor, was the childhood sweetheart of the Majors only daughter Elizabeth, whom he married two years ago. Major's daughter loses husband to cancer - The Times On 9 April 1992, Major called an election. [191][177] On 1 November, the pro-European deputy prime minister Geoffrey Howe resigned, issuing a fiercely critical broadside against Thatcher in the House of Commons on 13 November. Private Eye parodied Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, age 13 to run a regular column The Secret Diary of John Major, age 47, in which Major was portrayed as nave and childish, keeping lists of his enemies in a Rymans Notebook called his "Bastards Book", and featuring "my wife Norman" and "Mr Dr Mawhinney" as recurring characters. [305] Oborne singled out Major's achievements in the Northern Irish peace process, boosting the economy, keeping Britain out of the Eurozone, and his reforms of public services as being worthy of praise. Artane Industrial School. His wife, former game show hostess Emma Noble, 30, rushed him to hospital with a severe headache and high temperature. Sir John Major and Norma Christina Elizabeth Wagstaff, on 26 March 2000 at All Saints' Church, Somerby, Leicestershire, England G. 1 He died on 22 November 2002 at age 30, from brain cancer. [234] He stood down from the House of Commons at the 2001 general election, having announced his retirement from Parliament on 10 March 2000. Mark Stuart, writing in 2017, stated that Major is "the best ex-Prime Minister we have ever had", praising him for initiating the Northern Ireland peace process, peacefully handing Hong Kong back to China, creating the National Lottery and leaving a sound economy to Labour in 1997. [368][369] and a Patron of British Gymnastics. [158][159], As Chancellor, Major presented only one Budget, the first to be televised live, on 20 March 1990. [298] Whilst few observers doubted that Major was an honest and decent man, or that he made sincere and sometimes successful attempts to improve life in Britain and to unite his deeply divided party, he was also perceived as a weak and ineffectual figure, and his approval ratings for most of his time in office were low, particularly after "Black Wednesday" in September 1992 which destroyed the Conservative's reputation for effective economic management. Elizabeth Major, a qualified veterinary nurse, married Luke Salter on 26 March 2000 at All Saints Church, Somerby, having been in a relationship with him since 1988. This image could have imperfections as its either historical or reportage. [81][82] In 1977 the Major family purchased a house at De Vere Close in the village of Hemingford Grey. [248][254] He was a member of the Carlyle Group's European Advisory Board from 1998 and was appointed Chairman of Carlyle Europe in May 2001. He previously held Cabinet positions under prime minister Margaret Thatcher, lastly as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1989 to 1990. Seldon writes "She made Major smarten his appearance, groomed him politically, and made him more ambitious and worldly. [180][177], The rest of Major's Chancellorship prior to the leadership contest was largely uneventful; he considered granting the Bank of England operational independence over monetary policy, with the ability to set interest rates, but decided against it. Search stock photos by tags [122] These discussions went well, and for the first time in several years budgets were agreed without recourse to the external adjudication of the so-called 'Star Chamber'. . For example, in Spitting Image, Major's puppet was changed from a circus performer to that of a literally grey man who ate dinner with his wife in silence, occasionally saying "nice peas, dear", while at the same time nursing an unrequited crush on his colleague Virginia Bottomley an invention, but an ironic one in view of his affair with Edwina Currie, which was not then a matter of public knowledge. [90] At this time Major lived in De Vere Close, Hemingford Grey. She was three months' pregnant with a fourth child whose father was William Cameron. As prime minister, Major created the Citizen's Charter, removed the Poll Tax and replaced it with the Council Tax, committed British troops to the Gulf War, took charge of the UK's negotiations over the Maastricht Treaty, led the country during the early 1990s economic crisis, withdrew the pound from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (on Black Wednesday), promoted the socially conservative back to basics campaign, privatised the railways and coal industry, and played a pivotal role in creating peace in Northern Ireland. His parents' home in Eynesbury, near St Neots, Cambridgeshire, was ten miles from the Major house in Huntingdon, and they met as teenage members of the Huntingdon Youth Orchestra, where he played the french horn and she was a clarinetist. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. All that Elizabeth and both families wish for is that they be given peace and privacy during this desperately sad time. BUY TWO IMAGES, GET THE LOWEST PRICE IMAGE HALF PRICE WITH CODE: 50%OFFNEXTIMAGE. [7][8], The Major familyJohn, his parents, and his two older siblings Terry and Pat)[nb 1]lived at 260 Longfellow Road, Worcester Park, Surrey, a middle-class area where Major's father ran a garden ornaments business and his mother worked in a local library and as a part-time dance teacher. [42][38] He also assisted local Conservative candidates Kenneth Payne in the 1964 general election and Piers Dixon in the 1966 general election. The impressionist comedian Rory Bremner often mocked John Major, for example depicting him as 'John 90', a play on 1960s puppet show Joe 90;[331][332] his impersonation was so accurate that he managed to fool the MP Richard Body that he was really speaking to Major in a prank phone call. [299], Major defended his government in his memoirs, focusing particularly on how under him the British economy had recovered from the recession of 19901993. News Photo - Getty Images Editorial Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial Elizabeth Major & fiance Luke RESTRICTED ASSET Sorry, we are not able to license media #830117554 due to country, company and/or publication restrictions. . [75][76] Major then attempted to get selected as a candidate for a more promising seat, and despite numerous attempts was unsuccessful until December 1976. [61], Major met Norma Johnson at a Conservative party event in Brixton in April 1970, and the two became engaged shortly thereafter, marrying at St Matthew's Church in Brixton on 3 October 1970. Drinking, smoking or eating comfort food with a partner improves your relationship but can be detrimental to Do not sell or share my personal information. [249] In February 2012, Major became chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust,[250] which was formed as part of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II and is intended to support charitable organisations and projects across the Commonwealth, focusing on areas such as cures for diseases and the promotion of culture and education. 'But I have not tried to hide this from anyone and both our families are fully aware of my condition.'. "[38] Major later moved in with Kierans when his family left Burton Road in 1965;[44][43] their relationship lasted from 1963 to sometime after 1968. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. "[314] Noted political historian Dick Leonard, however, writing in 2004, was more harsh in his assessment, concluding that Major was "A man of evident decent instincts, but limited abilities: as Prime Minister he pushed these abilities to the limit. [406][407] Major Close, in Loughborough Junction near where John grew up, is also named for him; the street was to be called 'Sir John Major Close', however this long name breached council guidelines.[408]. He said that he wanted a "firebreak from politics" and to focus on writing and his business, sporting and charity work. [54][55][nb 5] He also promoted more openness at the council, initiating a series of public meetings with local residents. Industry 4.0 and the future of work: How to prepare for the digital age, Brian Mooney: Creation of technological universities brings risks as well as benefits, Ammi Burke returns to High Court for hearing on claim of unfair dismissal from law firm, Prize bonds - could it be you? The couple have yet to set a date for their wedding, but Elizabeth (27) said it was "very unlikely" to be before brother James (24) weds TV game-show hostess Emma Noble. [85][86][87] Major assiduously courted contacts at all levels of the party in this period, joining the informal 'Guy Fawkes club' of Conservative MPs and attending various Committees. He inherited a majority government from Margaret Thatcher who had been the prime minister for the previous eleven years. [205][206][207] At 47, he was the youngest prime minister since Lord Rosebery some 95 years earlier. [350][351] Salter died on 22 November 2002 from cancer. Major made tackling inflation a priority, stating that tough measures were needed to bring it down and that "if it isn't hurting, it isn't working. The group met with King Hussein of Jordan and Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in Lebanon; in Israel they were briefly caught in the middle of a shooting incident between Israeli troops and a Palestinian rock-thrower. ",[321] whereas on the left Labour's Alastair Campbell dismissed him as a "piece of lettuce that passes for prime minister"[322] and Labour MP Tony Banks said of Major in 1994 that, "He was a fairly competent Chairman of Housing on Lambeth Council. Despite being reelected as Conservative leader in the 1995 leadership election, his administration remained unpopular, and soon lost its parliamentary majority. Elisabeth: Mother of John the Baptist - The Church of Jesus Christ of [129][130], In 19871988 it became clear that Major had become a 'favourite' of Margaret Thatcher and he was widely tipped for further promotion. Daughter of Humphrey Jones, Jr. and Elizabeth Jones Wife of Samuel Iremonger Major Mother of Richard Major; Lodowick Jones Major; John Major; Francis Major; George Majors and 8 others; ; . Major never succeeded in reconciling the "Euro-rebels" among his MPs to his European policy, who although relatively few in number, wielded great influence because of his small majority and their wider following among Conservative activists and voters. I hope that everyone will respect that wish., Mr Salter, a keen cricketer and golfer, revealed in August that. Mr Major shouted to the crowd: "It is a wonderful day and we are very happy.". [68][69] In 1974 the couple moved to a larger residence at West Oak, Beckenham, and had a second child, James, in January 1975. Alamy and its logo are trademarks of Alamy Ltd. and are registered in certain countries. 344,028,143 stock photos, 360 panoramic images, vectors and videos, Share Alamy images with your team and customers. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Lookfantastic - Lookfantastic discount code, Treat yourself to offers on make-up and accessories, Get the right equipment and sportswear for less, Save money on outlet and full-price orders, Holland and Barrett - Holland and Barrett promotions, Click through to find the latest voucher codes, Feel good with amazing savings with Cult Beauty, Save money on your favourite brands this month, 'We're not your enemies!' [40] Major stood as a Councillor in the 1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election for Larkhall ward at the age of 21 in 1964, losing to Labour. Major's second ministry was also defined by conflicts within the Conservative Party regarding Europe after the government's defeat on the Maastricht Treaty. John also had two other half-siblings from his father's affairs which he was not to learn of until much later. He needed emergency surgery to remove his appendix, but has fully recovered. He is married to Norma Major; the two share a son and daughter. In response, Currie said "he wasn't ashamed of it at the time and he wanted it to continue. [140][141] Discussions focused primarily on the future of Hong Kong, which Britain was scheduled to hand over to China in 1997. [228][229] Major himself served as shadow foreign secretary (having served as foreign secretary for three months in 1989) and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, and the office of Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland was left vacant until after the 2001 general election as the party no longer had any Scottish MPs. Elizabeth Major, daughter of former Prime Minister John Major, with Lord Cranborne, his chief of staff during the election, and the chief whip, Alastair Goodlad, both pleaded with him to stay on: they argued that remaining as leader for a few months would give the party time to come to terms with the scale of defeat before electing a successor. [257][249][347] As with all former prime ministers, Major is entitled to round-the-clock police protection.[348][349]. [382], An oil painting of Major, painted in 1996 by June Mendoza, is part of the Parliamentary collection,[383][384] as is a bronze bust by Anne Curry, unveiled in the Members' Lobby on 16 October 2017. "[336] Major complained in his memoirs that these words (which drew upon a passage in George Orwell's essay The Lion and the Unicorn)[337] had been misrepresented as being more naive and romantic than he had intended, and indeed his memoirs were dismissive of the common conservative viewpoint that there was once a time of moral rectitude; Major wrote that "life has never been as simple as that". [262] Major has also attended the funerals of notable political figures, such as Nelson Mandela in December 2013,[263] former US first lady Barbara Bush at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas on 21 April 2018[264] and the state funeral of George H. W. Bush on 5 December 2018.[265]. [235] Jonathan Djanogly took over as MP for Huntingdon, retaining the seat for the Conservatives at the 2001 election. [45], Major left the LEB and took up a post at District Bank in May 1965,[46][38] though he soon left this to join Standard Bank the following year, largely because the latter offered the chance to work abroad. [309] Anthony Seldon largely agrees with this assessment, adding that Major's deep dislike of discrimination contributed to the continuing decline in racism and homophobia in British society, and that his proactive foreign policy stance maintained Britain's influence in the world at a time of profound global change. His will be judged an important if unruly premiership at the end of the Conservative century, completing some parts of an earlier agenda while in some key respects helping to define a Conservatism for the 21st century. Although many Conservative MPs wanted Major to resign as leader immediately because of the 1997 election loss, there was a movement among the grassroots of the party, encouraged by his political allies, to have him stay on as leader until the autumn. The Conservatives were defeated in the 1997 general election, resulting in a Labour government ending 18 years of Conservative rule. It shouldn't be used for commercial use which includes advertising, marketing, promotion, packaging, advertorials, and consumer or merchandising products. [3] He was christened "John Roy Major" but only "John Major" was recorded on his birth certificate;[4][5] he used his middle name until the early 1980s. [330][326] The magazine still runs one-off specials of this diary (with the age updated) on occasions when Major is in the news, such as on the breaking of the Edwina Currie story or the publication of his autobiography. [41][34] According to his biographer Anthony Seldon, Major brought "youthful exuberance" to the Tories in Brixton, but was sometimes in trouble with the professional agent Marion Standing. [13][14] In 1954 John passed the 11+ exam, enabling him to go to Rutlish School, a grammar school in Merton Park, though to John's chagrin his father insisted that he register as 'John Major-Ball'. Elizabeth Major (Jones) (c.1715 - 1795) - Genealogy Lt. Eugene 'Gene' Holowachuk 96 episodes, . [139] Major also met with US secretary of state James Baker, with whom he primarily discussed the issue of Vietnamese boat people, and with Qian Qichen, Foreign Minister of China, becoming the first senior Western politician to meet with a Chinese official since the violent crackdown of pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square the previous month. It was not enough. [213] Additionally, inflation was in double digits and interest rates reached 15%. [333] The incident prompted Cabinet Secretary Robin Butler to warn Channel 4 head Michael Grade against any further calls for fear that state secrets could be inadvertently leaked. Find the right content for your market. There are also various plaques commemorating facilities opened by John Major: at Brampton Memorial Centre, Brampton (opened 1988),[398] Hamerton Zoo Park, Hamerton (1990),[399] Cadbury World, Birmingham (1991),[400] a tree commemorating the restoration of the River Mill pub, Eaton Socon,[401] the gardens at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon (2009),[402] the North Terminal extension at Gatwick Airport (2011),[403] Huntingdonshire Football Association headquarters, Huntingdon (2015),[404] and Alconbury Weald cricket pitch (2019). [239][240] Major went on to write a book about the history of cricket in 2007 (More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years)[241] and a book about music hall (My Old Man: A Personal History of Music Hall) in 2012. She was born in Shropshire while her father was stationed there during World War II. A spokesman for both families said: I can confirm that Luke died this morning as a result of his brain cancer. John Major Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life, Achievements "[294], In February 2023, Major made a speech at the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Britain, where he said that Brexit was "a colossal mistake" and that Johnson agreed the Brexit protocol knowing it was "a mess".[295][296]. The wedding was featured in Hello! His heart did not beat at a regular pace and kept slowing down so much that on occasions it stopped, causing him to collapse. Download content on demand when you need it. Oct 21 1650 - Messingham, Lincolnshire, England Death: 1721 - Lincolnshire, England Parents: Robert Little, Martha Helen Little (born Hood) Husband: George Major Daughter: Ellen Chaffer (born Major) View the Record Mary Major (born Little)in MyHeritage family trees (Royall Web Site) "[284][285], During the 2014 Scottish independence referendum Major strongly encouraged a "No" vote, stating that a vote for independence would be damaging both for Scotland and the rest of the UK. [212] By December 1991, unemployment was at 2.5 million (compared to 1.6 million 18 months earlier). [110][111] Major began to gain a bigger profile, giving his first speech at the Conservative Party Conference in October 1986. Major was later to express regret for his support for large-scale tower block estates. 894646. [52][53] Major took a major interest in housing matters, with Lambeth notorious for overcrowding and poor-quality rented accommodation. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options await you. MAJOR'S DAUGHTER ELIZABETH FALLS OFF HORSE:.||ENGLAND MS Elizabeth Major (Daughter of PM) along|Cambs in jockey gear PAN R-L|Huntingdon LACMS Elizabeth on horse PAN L-R and away| CMS John Major PM and wife Norma at race| course| CBV Norma taking picture| LS Race in progress| TLMS Elizabeth's horse crossing finishing| post as she falls off to [48][49] Leaving hospital, he split his time between Jean Kierans' house and a small rented flat in Mayfair, working at Standard Bank's London office and resuming his banking diploma and activities with the Young Conservatives in his spare time. [71][72] Major was promoted to head of the PR department in August 1976, and his duties necessitated the occasional foreign trip to East Asia. [227] Major refused, saying: "It would be terrible, because I would be presiding with no authority over a number of candidates fighting for the crown. [248][273] Major was also a Director with the Ditchley Foundation from 2000 to 2009,[259][274] and a President of the influential centre-right think tank the Bow Group from 2012 to 2014. [246][247], John Major has also been actively engaged in charity work, being President of Asthma UK,[248] and a Patron of the Prostate Cancer Charity, Sightsavers UK, Mercy Ships, Support for Africa 2000[248] and Afghan Heroes. [112][113] He first attracted major national media attention in January 1987 over cold weather payments to the elderly, when Britain was in the depths of a severe winter.

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