Patrick Mayhew

Patrick Mayhew, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 2016)

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Born: September 11, 1929
Died: June 25, 2016
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1929

About Patrick Mayhew

Patrick Mayhew, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 2016) Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden, (11 September 1929 – 25 June 2016) was a British barrister and politician. Through his father, Mayhew was descended from the Victorian social commentator Henry Mayhew. Mayhew contested Dulwich in 1970, but the incumbent Labour member, Sam Silkin, beat him by 895 votes.

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Patrick Mayhew timeline

1929Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden, (11 September 1929 – 25 June 2016) was a British barrister and politician.
1970Mayhew contested Dulwich in 1970, but the incumbent Labour member, Sam Silkin, beat him by 895 votes.

The world when Patrick Mayhew was born

Patrick Mayhew was born in 1929. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1929

#1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
Defining fadYo-yos
Notable inventionCar radio
World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Patrick Mayhew's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1929	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,300	$435,000
Average income	$3,850	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	121.8M	341 million

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