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Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff (/ ˈ k æ l ə h æ n / ⓘ KAL-ə-han; 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was a British statesman [1] and Labour politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.
On 1 April, the inquest at Oxford coroner's court was told that it was likely O'Callaghan died from head injuries, though a forensic pathologist from the Home Office had yet to confirm a precise cause of death. [13] O'Callaghan's funeral was held at Kingsdown Crematorium on 18 April 2011. [6]
Daniel Judson Callaghan (July 26, 1890 – November 13, 1942) was a United States Navy officer who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
His funeral was held with full honours at Westminster Abbey on 29 March 1968, [50] with all Metropolitan Police officers who were able to do so observing a one minute's silence at 11am. [51] At the time of his death, James Callaghan, the Home Secretary, wrote to Sir John Waldron, Acting Commissioner,
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On the same day, O’Callaghan's brother, Con, won the shot put and the decathlon and also qualified for the Olympic Games. Between winning his national title and competing in the Olympic Games O’Callaghan improved his throwing distance by recording a distance of 50.88 m (166 ft 11 in) at the Royal Ulster Constabulary Sports in Belfast.
After he left office O'Callaghan became the executive editor of the Las Vegas Sun, a job he held until his death in 2004. He was also the publisher of the Henderson Home News and Boulder City News. In the 1990s, O'Callaghan monitored elections in Nicaragua and northern Iraq, and was a strong supporter of the nation of Israel.
Todd became a household name as the officer in charge of the Ford pay negotiations at the end of the Callaghan government in the autumn of 1978. He won a 17 per cent pay rise for workers, much greater than the Government's pay raise norm of 5 per cent. Callaghan was faced with a Commons vote of confidence in the Government's pay policy.