Records of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom of . From oldest to youngest: The most recent death of a former Prime Minister was that of Baroness Thatcher (served 1979–90) on 8 April 2013 (aged 87 years, 177 days). Seven Prime Ministers have died in office: Spencer Perceval is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. Sir Robert Peel, Margaret Thatcher and John Major survived assassination attempts in 1843, 1984 and 1991 respectively. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and Bonar Law each resigned during their respective final illnesses. Law died five months after his resignation, but Campbell-Bannerman lived only another 19 days, dying at 10 Downing Street, the
Records of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom in the colony of New Brunswick in what is now Canada, the only Prime Minister born outside the British Isles. All other Prime Ministers were born either in England (47) or Scotland (7). (Although generally considered a Welshman, David Lloyd George was actually born in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire.) British male Prime Ministers when in office have been predominately clean shaven men, except for the following (as borne out by pictures): Bearded Moustached when in office Side whiskers (sideburns) The English are a majority within the United Kingdom. Several Prime Ministers have come from the other ethnic groups of the United Kingdom.