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Sir Knox Cunningham | |
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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 3 April 1909 Fernhill House, Belfast, Ireland[1] |
Died | 29 July 1976 Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire | (aged 67)
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.