Harry Pilkington
British businessman (1905–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Henry Pilkington, Baron Pilkington (29 April 1905 – 23 December 1983) was an English glass manufacturer and president of the Federation of British Industries, who is remembered politically as chairman of the Pilkington Committee that produced the controversial Pilkington Report of 1962. He was also Chancellor of Loughborough University from 1966 to 1980.[1]
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The Lord Pilkington | |
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Born | William Henry Pilkington (1905-04-29)29 April 1905 St Helens, Lancashire, England |
Died | 23 December 1983(1983-12-23) (aged 78) St Helens, Lancashire, England |
Years active | 1934–1973 |
Spouses | Rosamond Margaret Rowan (died 1953)
(m. 1930)Mrs Mavis Joy Doreen Wilding
(m. 1961) |
Honours | Knighted 1953; Life Peer 1968 |
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