• Their first child was Dorothy Gertrude Callaghan (1904–82).[2]. James Callaghan senior served in the First World War on board the battleship HMS Agincourt.
  • James Callaghan, also known as the Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979.
  • James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan was a British Labour Party politician, who was prime minister from 1976 to 1979.
  • James Callaghan served as Prime Minister between 1976 to 1979. Read more about the life and achievements of James Callaghan in our past Prime Ministers...
  • Jim Callaghan was born on 27th March 1912 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, to a Catholic father and Baptist mother. He was the only son and younger of 2 children.
  • James Callaghan was defeated by Margaret Thatcher in 1979. He resigned as Labour party leader and was succeeded by Michael Foot.
  • James Callaghan, also known as ‘Sunny Jim’ or ‘Big Jim’, served as British Prime Minister between 1976 and 1979.
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    • 1.3 His relationship with Harold Laski
  • A detailed biography of James Callaghan that includes images, quotations and the main facts of his life. Key Stage 3. GCSE World History.