1981. Family He was married to the actress Rosamund John from 1950 until his death in 1987. Their son Rory L. F. Silkin was born in 1954. Rory has a daughter called Natasha Silkin, who also works in politics for Hanover Communications. External links The Papers of John Ernest Silkin held at Churchill Archives Centre References |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1923 births 1987 deaths Agriculture ministers of the United Kingdom Alumni of the University of Wales Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge European democratic socialists English Jews English people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Members of St Marylebone Metropolitan Borough Council People educated at Dulwich College Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Royal Navy officers of World War II Treasurers of the Household UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 Younger sons of barons Jewish British politicians Ministers in the Wilson governments, 1964–1970