North — Lost his eyesight between 1786 and 1790. John Russell, 1st Earl Russell — Used a wheelchair in later life; his grandson Bertrand Russell recalled him as "a kindly old man in a wheelchair." Lord Rosebery — Movement, hearing, and eyesight increasingly impaired between a stroke in 1918 and his death in 1929. Arthur Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour - Became immobilised by phlebitis by 1929. H. H. Asquith — Became a wheelchair user by his last year (1928) following a stroke. Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley — Became deaf by October 1947, when he had to ask if a crowd cheering were booing him. Harold Wilson is believed to have been aware he had early stage Alzheimer's disease when he resigned office in 1976, though he continued to serve as an MP until 1983. Prior to taking office, and while serving as an MP, Alec Douglas-Home was immobilised from 1940 to 1943 following an operation to treat spinal tuberculosis. See also List of British monarchy records List of current heads of government in the United Kingdom and dependencies List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies represented by sitting prime ministers Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom Notes References Prime Ministers Records