Sir Tom McCaffrey | |
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Downing Street Press Secretary | |
In office 1976–1979 | |
Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
Preceded by | Joe Haines |
Succeeded by | Henry James |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Daniel McCaffrey 20 February 1922 Glasgow |
Died | 8 July 2016 94) | (aged
Spouse(s) | Agnes (Nancy) Douglas (m. 1949) |
Children | 6 |
Education | Hyndland Secondary School St Aloysius college,Glasgow |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1940–1945 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Sir Thomas Daniel McCaffrey (born 20 February 1922;died 8 July 2016),was a British former civil servant who served as Downing Street Press Secretary under James Callaghan from 1976 to 1979. [1] [2]
Tom McCaffrey was born in Glasgow and educated at the local Hyndland Secondary School. [3] Later he would attend the Jesuit St Aloysius college. He was the son of a travelling salesman,William McCaffrey and his wife Bridget (nee McCafferty). During World War II he joined the Royal Air Force and served as a wireless radio operator.
After demobilisation in 1945 he commenced his career with the civil service,eventually going on to serve as Downing Street Press Secretary for Labour prime minister James Callaghan. After the defeat of Callaghan in the 1979 general election,he went to work for the new Labour party leader,Michael Foot. [4]
Tom McCaffrey was knighted in the 1979 dissolution honours list. [5]
In 1949,he married Agnes Douglas,known as Nancy. The union bore four daughters and two sons. [1]
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