Francis Leonard Tombs

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Francis Leonard Tombs, Baron Tombs ( May 17, 1924 - April 11, 2020 ) was a British industrialist , politician and life peer .

life and career

Tombs was born on May 17, 1924 to Joseph and Jane Tombs. He attended the Elmore Green School in Walsall and the University of London . He completed his training from 1939 to 1945 at GEC Ltd Birmingham. From 1946 to 1947 he was with the Birmingham Corp Electricity Supply Department, then from 1948 to 1957 with the British Electricity Authority . At GEC Ltd Kent he was General Manager from 1958 to 1967 .

Tombs had an outstanding career in the industry, particularly in power generation . Tombs was director and general manager of James Howden & Co Glasgow from 1967 to 1968. At the South of Scotland Electricity Board he was Director of Engineering from 1969 to 1973 , from 1973 to 1974 Deputy Chairman ( Deputy Chairman ) and from 1974 to 1977 Chairman ( Chairman ). He was 1977-1980 Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Electricity Council for England and Wales, 1981-1983 at the Weir Group plc, from 1982 to 1989 when Turner & Newall plc from 1985 to 1992 Rolls-Royce plc .

Also was Tombs Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Engineering Council from 1985 to 1988, the Advisory Council on Science and Technology from 1987 to 1990, as well as 1985-1992 chairman of the Molecule Theater Company. In 1981 he became President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers .

Tombs was director of NM Rothschild & Sons from 1981 to 1994 . From 1982 to 1992 he was also director at Rolls-Royce Ltd . He held other positions as director at Turner & Newall International Ltd (1982–1989) and Shell-UK Ltd (1982–1989).

On the Board of Directors ( Council ) of the Cranfield Institute of Technology Tombs was Pro-Chancellor ( Pro-Chancellor ) and Chairman ( Chairman ) from 1985 to 1991 . He was Chancellor ( Chancellor ) of the University of Strathclyde . From 1985 to 1993 he was Vice-President of the professional organization Engineers for Disaster Relief .

He published his memoir under the title Power Politics: Political Encounters in Industry and Engineering .

Membership in the House of Lords

On February 28, 1990, Sir Francis Leonard Tombs was named a Life Peer entitled Baron Tombs, of Brailes in the County of Warwickshire.The official induction into the House of Lords was on March 13, 1990, with the assistance of Francis McFadzean, Baron McFadzean and Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham . There he sat as a crossbencher . He gave his inaugural address on July 20, 1990.

He named science , technology and engineering as topics of political interest . On March 3, 2008, he was granted a leave of absence by the House of Lords . He finished this on July 14, 2010.

In the evaluated period, Tombs was only irregularly present on meeting days and had attendance figures in the double-digit range. Most recently (as of March 2013) he took part in a vote in March 2012. On March 31, 2015, Tombs voluntarily retired and left the House of Lords under the rules of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.

In February 2013, it was revealed that he was opposed to same-sex marriage .

Honors

Tombs was named a Knight Bachelor in 1978 .

The University of Nottingham awarded him an honorary doctorate as Doctor of Science (DSc) in 1989 . The University of Strathclyde awarded him honorary degrees from the university (Hon DUniv) and an honorary doctorate in law (Hon LLD). He is a Doctor of Science (Hon DSc) from Aston University , Lódzac University , City University London , University of Bradford , Queen's University Belfast , University of Surrey , University of Nottingham , University of Cambridge and from the University of Warwick . He was honored with an honorary degree of Doctor of Technology ( Hon DTech ) from Loughborough University of Technology . He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering (Hon DEd) by the Council for National Academic Awards.

In 1977 he became a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering , where he was previously Vice-President . In 1991 he became an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology , the successor organization to the Institution of Electrical Engineers . He was a Freeman of the City of London , as well as a guild member ( Liveryman ) and chairman ( Prime Warden ) of the guild of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths (1994 to 1995).

He was an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (previously President), the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1996 at the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the City and Guilds of London Institute.

family

He was married to Marjorie Evans for over 60 years. They had three children together.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/240863/tombs-francis-leonard-%28lord-tombs-of-brailes
  2. ^ Energy Australia 1979: Diamond Jubilee 1919-1979 Publication by the Institution of Engineers, Australia , accessed March 30, 2013
  3. ↑ A way forward for nuclear power (PDF; 331 kB) Publication of the National Archives , accessed on March 30, 2013
  4. ↑ Nationalized Industries (Accounting Practice) Excerpt from the minutes of the House of Commons meeting of August 1, 1978
  5. ↑ Archives ( Memento of May 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Publication of the Institution of Engineering and Technology , accessed on March 30, 2013
  6. ↑ Francis Leonard Tombs, Baron Tombs on thepeerage.com , accessed August 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ Lord Tomb's excerpt from the minutes of the House of Lords meeting of March 13, 1990
  8. ↑ Minutes of Proceedings of Monday 3 March 2008 ( Memento of June 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Minutes of the House of Lords meeting of March 3, 2008
  9. ↑ Monday 14 July 2008 Minutes of the House of Lords meeting of July 14, 2010
  10. ↑ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed March 16, 2013
  11. ↑ Tory rebels may scupper gay marriage in the Lords in: The Daily Telegraph of 13 February 2013
  12. ↑ parliamentaryrecord.com ( Memento from June 30, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
personal data
SURNAME Tombs, Francis Leonard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tombs, Francis Leonard, Baron Tombs (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British industrialist, politician and life peer
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1924
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 2020