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Roy Mason Biography and Timeline

Follow Roy Mason through 19 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Roy Mason, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

19Distinct records
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1924–1978Years on this page

1924

Birth of Roy Mason

Baron · Barnsley · Government / Labour Party Government

Birth of Roy Mason

1953

Member of Parliament

Baron · Member of Parliament for Barnsley · Barnsley · Government / Labour Party Government

Elected Member of Parliament for Barnsley

1964

Minister of State

Baron · Minister of State · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Minister of State at the Board of Trade

Role range: 1964-1970 – 1964-1967

1967

Minister of State

Baron · Minister of State · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Minister of State for Defence

Role range: 1964-1970 – 1967-1968

1968

Minister of Power

Baron · Minister of Power · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Minister for Power

Role range: 1964-1970 – 1968-1969

1969

Board of Trade

Baron · President of Board of Trade · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

Role range: 1964-1970 – 1969-1970

President of Board of Trade

Baron · President of Board of Trade · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

Role range: 1964-1970 – 1969-1970

1976

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Role range: 1974-1979

Terrorism

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Government / Labour Party Government

There are 297 deaths in North Ireland

Role range: 1974-1979

1977

Strike

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Government / Labour Party Government

Defeats the UWC strike

Role range: 1974-1979

1978

Bombing of Belfast

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Belfast · Government / Labour Party Government

12 people are killed & 30 injured, in the La Mon House entertainment complex at 2100GMT, a peaceful area of County Down, 14 miles from Belfast

Role range: 1974-1979

Bombing of Belfast

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Belfast · Government / Labour Party Government

The IRA bomber suspects are rounded up

Role range: 1974-1979

IRA - Bombing of Belfast

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Belfast · Government / Labour Party Government

Government record concerning the IRA: The IRA bomber suspects are rounded up

Role range: 1974-1979

IRA - Bombing of Belfast

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Belfast · Government / Labour Party Government

Historical IRA record under Labour Party Government: The IRA bomber suspects are rounded up

Role range: 1974-1979

IRA - Bombing of Belfast

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Belfast · Government / Labour Party Government

IRA context for Roy Mason: The IRA bomber suspects are rounded up

Role range: 1974-1979

IRA - IRA

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Belfast · Government / Labour Party Government

Government record concerning the IRA: The IRA bomber suspects are rounded up

Role range: 1974-1979

IRA - IRA

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Belfast · Government / Labour Party Government

Historical IRA record under Labour Party Government: The IRA bomber suspects are rounded up

Role range: 1974-1979

IRA - IRA

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Belfast · Government / Labour Party Government

IRA context for Roy Mason: The IRA bomber suspects are rounded up

Role range: 1974-1979

IRA

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Belfast · Government / Labour Party Government

The IRA bomber suspects are rounded up

Role range: 1974-1979

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.