As the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher made history but she wrote that she couldn't have done it without her husband Denis by her side.

Fast Marriage Facts - Margaret and Denis
Met: 1949.
Married: December 13, 1951.
Marriage Ended: 2003, Denis' death.
First Marriage: No.
Did You Know?
When speaking to the press, Denis called Margaret "The Boss."

Born:

Margaret Hilda Roberts aka The Right Honourable The Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS: October 13, 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.

Denis Thatcher aka Major Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, MBE, TD: May 10, 1915 in Lewisham, London.

Died:

Denis: On June 26, 2003, at the age of 88, Sir Denis died from pancreatic cancer at Westminster's Lister Hospital in London.

Margaret: After suffering a stroke, Baroness Margaret Thatcher died on April 8, 2013 at the age of 87 at The Ritz Hotel in London, United Kingdom. She had dementia since 2008.

How Margaret and Denis Met:

In February 1949, Denis and Margaret met at a political dinner.

Margaret: "It was clear to me at once that Denis was an exceptional man. He knew at least as much about politics as I did and a good deal more about economics."
Source: Margaret Thatcher. The Path to Power. 2011.

Wedding Date and Information:

Margaret and Denis' wedding day, December 13, 1951, was cold and foggy. They were married at Wesley's Chapel in City Road, London, England. With the Rev. Skinner and Rev. Spivey officiating. Margaret wore a velvet dress in royal blue and an ostrich feathers trimmed hat.

Their wedding reception was held at the home of Sir Alfred Bossom.

They honeymooned in Madeira. Fifty years later, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary there, too.

Margaret on being married on the 13th of the month: "It never bothered me at all. I was born on the thirteenth, married on the thirteenth and my children were christened on the thirteenth ..."
Source: Carol Thatcher. Below The Parapet: The Biography of Denis Thatcher. 1997. pg. 71.

Children:

Denis and Margaret had twins, Carol and Mark in 1953.

Occupations:

Margaret: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, British politician, author, research chemist, barrister.

Margaret: "I could never have been Prime Minister for more than 11 years without Denis by my side."
Source: Margaret Thatcher. The Downing Street Years. 1993. pg. 23.

Denis: Businessman, served during World War II.

Residence:

Margaret and Denis lived in Chester Square in London's Belgravia district. She spent her final months in a suite at the Ritz.

Previous Marriages:

Denis was previously married.

• Margaret Doris Kempson: The couple met in 1941 at an officers' dance. They married on March 28, 1942 but never lived together due to Denis' military commitments. Margot asked for a divorce in 1948 and married Sir Alfred Howard Whitby Hickman, 3rd Baronet in January 1948.

Denis: "God guided us both. Neither can one, nor would one want to rewrite history."
Source: Carol Thatcher. Below The Parapet: The Biography of Denis Thatcher. 1997. pg. 46.

Quotes About the Marriage of Margaret and Denis Thatcher:

Margaret: "When Denis asked me to be his wife, I thought long and hard about it. I had so much set my heart on politics that I really hadn't figured marriage in my plans ... But the more I considered, the surer I was. There was only one possible answer. More than forty years later I know that my decision to say 'yes' was one of the best I ever made."
Source: Margaret Thatcher. The Path to Power. 2011.

Margaret: "Being Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd. But with Denis there I was never alone. What a man. What a husband. What a friend."
Source: Margaret Thatcher. The Downing Street Years. 1993. pg. 23.