Sir George Steven Harvie-Watt | |
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 Sir George Steven Harvie-Watt in 1945 | |
| Member of Parliament forKeighley | |
| In office 27 October 1931 – 25 October 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Hastings Lees-Smith |
| Succeeded by | Hastings Lees-Smith |
| Member of Parliament forRichmond (Surrey) | |
| In office 25 February 1937 – 18 September 1959 | |
| Preceded by | William Ray |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Royle |
| Majority | 12,837 (45.4%) |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1941–1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Brendan Bracken |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey de freitas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1903-08-23)23 August 1903 |
| Died | 18 December 1989(1989-12-18) (aged 86) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Jane Elizabeth Taylor (m. 4 January 1932) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | George Watson's College |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel Brigadier |
| Unit | Territorial ArmyRoyal Engineers |
| Awards | Efficiency Decoration (TD) |
Sir George Steven Harvie-Watt, 1st Baronet,QC,TD,DL,FRSA (23 August 1903 – 18 December 1989) was a British barrister andConservative Partypolitician.
Harvie-Watt studied atGeorge Watson's College in Edinburgh, then at theUniversity of Glasgow and theUniversity of Edinburgh. In 1924, he was commissioned into theTerritorial ArmyRoyal Engineers. In 1930, he became abarrister atInner Temple, while at the1931 general election, he was elected asmember of parliament (MP) forKeighley. He lost his seat in1935, but re-entered Parliament by winninga by-election for the seat of Richmond (Surrey) in 1937. He immediately becameParliamentary Private Secretary to theBoard of Trade, and was also promoted in the Territorial Army: toLieutenant-Colonel in 1938, andBrigadier in 1941.[1]
From 1941 to 1945, Harvie-Watt served as Parliamentary Private Secretary toWinston Churchill. He was awarded theEfficiency Decoration (TD) in 1942 for 20 years' service in theTerritorial Army. At the end ofWorld War II, he became aQueen's Counsel and was created abaronet (seeHarvie-Watt baronets).[2] In 1948 he became anaide-de-camp toGeorge VI; on the king's death, he filled the same position forElizabeth II, also acting as a member of the Queen's Body Guard for Scotland. He left Parliament at the1959 general election, becoming the chairman ofConsolidated Gold Fields.[1] By 1969, he was one of the highest paid people in the United Kingdom.[3]
He was Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London from 1966 to 1989 and was made a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Arts in 1973.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forKeighley 1931–1935 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forRichmond (Surrey) 1937–1959 | Succeeded by |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 1941–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Bathgate) 1945–1989 | Succeeded by James Harvie-Watt |
| International | |
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| National | |
