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Anderson, Col William Patrick, (4 Sept. 1851–1 Feb. 1927)  

CMG 1913

Born Levis, Quebec, 4 Sept. 1851; e s of late Thomas Anderson, Edmonton, Alberta; m 1876, Dorothea Susannah, e d of late Henry Beaumont Small; four ...

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Avebury, 4th Baron, (Eric Reginald Lubbock) (29 Sept. 1928–14 Feb. 2016)  

Born 29 Sept. 1928; s of Hon. Maurice Fox Pitt Lubbock (6th s of 1st Baron) (d 1957), and Hon. Mary Katherine Adelaide Stanley (...

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Bacon, Sir Sidney (Charles), (11 Feb. 1919–14 Feb. 2012), Managing Director, Royal Ordnance Factories, 1972–79; Deputy Chairman, Royal Ordnance Factories Board, 1972–79  

Kt 1977; CB 1971; BSc(Eng); CEng, FREng, FIMechE, FIET

Born 11 Feb. 1919; s of Charles and Alice Bacon; died 14 Feb. 2012

Managing Director, Royal Ordnance Factories, 1972–79; Deputy Chairman, Royal Ordnance Factories Board, ...

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Bagot, Theodosia, (Lady Bagot), (1865–21 Feb. 1940)  

Born 1865; 3rd d of Sir John Leslie, 1st Bt; m 1st, 1885, Lt-Col Josceline FitzRoy Bagot, MP (d 1913); one s three d; son was Sir Alan Desmond Bagot, 1st Bt (...

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Barnett, Dame Henrietta (Octavia), (4 May 1851–10 June 1936)  

DBE 1924 (CBE 1917); MTPI (Hon. Member)

Born 4 May 1851; d of late Alex. Rowland, Champion Hall, Kent; m 1873, Rev. Canon Samuel Augustus Barnett (...

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Campbell, Ian James, (9 June 1923–6 May 2012), Director General Research Maritime, Ministry of Defence, 1978–81  

FRAS

Born 9 June 1923; s of Allan and Elizabeth Campbell; m 1946, Stella Margaret Smith (d 2001); died 6 May 2012

Director General Research Maritime, Ministry of Defence, ...

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Campbell, Robert, (18 May 1929–2003), management consultant; Chairman and Chief Executive, Rem Campbell Management Ltd, 1987–2000  

FICE

Born 18 May 1929; s of Robert Stewart Campbell and Isobella Frances Campbell; m 1950, Edna Maud Evans; died May 2003

management consultant; Chairman and Chief Executive, Rem Campbell Management Ltd, ...

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Carr of Hadley, Baron, ((Leonard) Robert Carr) (11 Nov. 1916–17 Feb. 2012)  

Born 11 Nov. 1916; s of late Ralph Edward and of Katie Elizabeth Carr; m 1943, Joan Kathleen, d of Dr E. W. Twining; two ...

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Chilver, Baron, ((Amos) Henry Chilver) (30 Oct. 1926–8 July 2012)  

Kt 1978; FRS 1982; FREng

Born 30 Oct. 1926; e s of Amos H. Chilver and Annie E. Mack; m 1959, Claudia M. B. Grigson, MA, MB, BCh, ...

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Cohen, Mrs Nathaniel Louis, (Julia Matilda), (6 Sept. 1853–17 Dec. 1917), President of the Union of Jewish Women  

Born 6 Sept. 1853; d of Prof. Jacob Waley, MA, Conveyancing Council to the Court of Chancery; m 1873, Nathaniel Louis Cohen, LCC (d...

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Cooke of Islandreagh, Baron cr 1992 (Life Peer), of Islandreagh in the County of Antrim, (Victor Alexander Cooke) (18 Oct. 1920–13 Nov. 2007)  

OBE 1981; DL; CEng, FIMechE

Born 18 Oct. 1920; s of Norman Victor Cooke and Alice Harman Cooke (née Peavey); m 1951, Alison Sheila Casement; two s one d...

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Crawford, Prof. Robert James, (Roy), (6 April 1949–23 June 2016), Vice-Chancellor, University of Waikato, 2005–15  

CNZM 2015; FREng

Vice-Chancellor, University of Waikato, 2005–15

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Cullen, Sir (Edward) John, (19 Oct. 1926–14 Jan. 2018), Chairman, Health and Safety Commission, 1983–93  

Kt 1991; PhD; FREng

Born 19 Oct. 1926; s of William Henry Pearson Cullen and Ellen Emma Cullen; m 1954, Betty Davall Hopkins (d...

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Fisher Prout, Margaret, (1875–9 Dec. 1963), Member of New English Art Club  

ARA 1948; RWS 1945; RWA 1947

Born 1875; d of Mark Fisher, RA; m 1908, John Alexander Prout; died 9 Dec. 1963

Member of New English Art Club...

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Foreman, Sir Philip (Frank), (16 March 1923–23 Feb. 2013), Member Council, 1986–98, Chairman, 1988–91, and President, 1994–98, British Standards Institution  

Kt 1981; CBE 1972; DL; FREng, FIMechE

Born 16 March 1923; s of late Frank and Mary Foreman; m 1971, Margaret Cooke; one s; died 23 Feb. 2013

Member Council, ...

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Gregson, Baron cr 1975 (Life Peer), of Stockport in Greater Manchester, (John Gregson) (29 Jan. 1924–12 Aug. 2009)  

AMCT, CIMgt; DL

Born 29 Jan. 1924; died 12 Aug. 2009

non-Executive Director, Fairey Group plc (formerly Fairey Holdings Ltd), 1989–94; with British Steel plc (formerly British Steel Corporation), 1976–94...

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Gregson, Sir Peter (Lewis), (28 June 1936–12 Dec. 2015), Permanent Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry, 1989–96  

GCB 1996 (KCB 1988; CB 1983)

Born 28 June 1936; s of late Walter Henry Gregson and Lillian Margaret Gregson; died 12 Dec. 2015

Permanent Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry, ...

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Hamnett, George, (1826–10 Aug. 1904)  

CIE 1885

Born 1826; s of late James Hamnett of Bangalore; m 1856, Mary Ann, d of Edward John Scott; died 10 Aug. 1904

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Harvey, Neil, (10 Feb. 1938–12 Oct. 2012), Head of Business Statistics Division, Central Statistical Office, 1989–93  

Born 10 Feb. 1938; s of Edward Felters and Lucy Felters (née Graves; she m 2nd, Frederick Harvey); m 1963, Clare Elizabeth Joscelyne; two s; died 12 Oct. 2012...

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Hayhoe, Baron, (Bernard John Hayhoe, (Barney)) (8 Aug. 1925–7 Sept. 2013)  

Kt 1987; PC 1985; CEng, FIMechE

Born 8 Aug. 1925; s of late Frank Stanley and Catherine Hayhoe; m 1962, Anne Gascoigne Thornton (d...