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Sir Knox Cunningham
Bt QC
Sir Knox Cunningham, 1st Baronet in 1963
Member of Parliament for South Antrim
In office 26 May 1955 – 29 May 1970
Preceded by
Douglas Savory
Succeeded by
James Molyneaux
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office 1959–1963
Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan
Preceded by
Anthony Barber
Succeeded by
Francis Pearson
Personal details
Born
Samuel Knox Cunningham
(1909-04-03)3 April 1909 Fernhill House, Belfast, Ireland[1]
Died
29 July 1976(1976-07-29) (aged 67) Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
Political party
Ulster Unionist
Spouse
Dorothy Enid Riley JP (m. 2 July 1935)
Relations
James Glencairn Cunningham Josias Cunningham Dunlop McCosh Cunningham Sir Josias Cunningham
Parent(s)
Samuel Cunningham Janet Muir Knox (nee McCosh) of Dalry, Ayrshire
Education
Royal Belfast Academical Institution Fettes College, Edinburgh
Alma mater
Clare College, Cambridge
Occupation
Barrister
Military service
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch/service
British Army
Years of service
1939–1945
Unit
Scots Guards
Battles/wars
Second World War
Sir Samuel Knox Cunningham, 1st Baronet, QC (3 April 1909 – 29 July 1976) was a Northern Irish barrister, businessman and politician. As an Ulster Unionist politician at a time when the Unionists were part of the Conservative Party, he was also a significant figure in United Kingdom politics as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Harold Macmillan. His nephew was Sir Josias Cunningham.
Sir Samuel KnoxCunningham, 1st Baronet, QC (3 April 1909 – 29 July 1976) was a Northern Irish barrister, businessman and politician. As an Ulster Unionist...
brothers were Josias Cunningham, stockbroker, Dunlop McCosh Cunningham, owner of Murrays Tobacco Ltd and Sir Samuel KnoxCunningham, Bt., a barrister. All...
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Tennessee in 1985. Following college, Cunningham worked for nearly three years in the circulation department of the Knox County Library in Knoxville, Tennessee...
Anthony Blunt, who was known to McGrath through their mutual friend Sir KnoxCunningham. The investigation into the abuse began on 24 January 1980. During...
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Andrew Cunningham, who had commanded the victorious fleet at Matapan, went to Bletchley to congratulate 'Dilly and his girls'. In October 1941, Knox solved...
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