Paul Wilson, Baron Wilson of High Wray

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Paul Norman Wilson, Baron Wilson of High Wray OBE KStJ DSC (* 24. October 1908 ; † 24. February 1980 ) was a British hydraulic engineer and politician , who from 1965 to 1974 Lord Lieutenant of the County of Westmorland and subsequent to his death Was Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria and became a member of the House of Lords in 1976 as Life Peer under the Life Peerages Act 1958 .

Life

Wilson, whose father Norman Foster Wilson was also an engineer and between 1928 and 1930 mayor of Kendal , completed an engineering degree at Clare College at the University of Cambridge after attending the traditional Gresham's School . Following Wilson was, who is also an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (AMICE) was as hydraulic engineer based in Kendal water turbine factory Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd. operates.

During the Second World War made Wilson his military service with the Royal Navy recently and became a Lieutenant Commander ( Lieutenant Commander promoted). In 1945 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) for his military service .

After the end of the war, he took up his position at Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd again and later rose there to managing director. In the following years he dealt with technical innovations in the field of hydraulics and among other things developed a hydraulic brake for which a patent was applied for on February 20, 1950 .

On November 15, 1963 Wilson was first sheriff and then on May 4, 1964 Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Westmorland County.

On November 12, 1965 he succeeded Henry Hornyold-Strickland Lord Lieutenant of the County of Westmorland and held this position until March 31, 1974. On December 20, 1966 he was Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John (KStJ).

After Westmorland was united on April 1, 1974 together with Cumberland and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire to form the new county of Cumbria, Wilson became the first Lord Lieutenant of this new county. He held this position until his death in 1980, when he was succeeded by John Charles Wade .

By a letters patent dated February 3, 1976, Wilson was raised to the nobility under the Life Peerages Act 1958 as a life peer with the title Baron Wilson of High Wray , of Kendal in the County of Cumbria, and thus belonged to the House until his death of Lords as a member. Its official introduction ( Introduction ) took place on March 3, 1976 with the support of Barbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of Abinger and Annie Llewelyn-Davies, Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe .

Publications

  • Watermills. An Introduction , 1956
  • Watermills with Horizontal Wheels , 1960
  • Papers of Paul N. Wilson, Lord Wilson of High Wray, Re Aspects of the History of Technology and Industrial Archeology, Chiefly 1960s and 1970s

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 37119, HMSO, London, June 8, 1945, p. 2969 ( PDF , accessed December 29, 2013, English).
  2. ↑ Hydraulic brake US 2670815 A
  3. ↑ London Gazette . No. 43158, HMSO, London, November 15, 1963, p. 9320 ( PDF , accessed December 29, 2013, English).
  4. ↑ London Gazette . No. 43327, HMSO, London, May 19, 1964, p. 4408 ( PDF , accessed December 29, 2013, English).
  5. ↑ London Gazette . No. 43492, HMSO, London, November 17, 1964, p. 9820 ( PDF , accessed December 29, 2013, English).
  6. ↑ London Gazette . No. 43813, HMSO, London, November 12, 1965, p. 10527 ( PDF , accessed December 29, 2013, English).
  7. ↑ Lord Lieutenancies of England ( Memento of the original dated December 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.worldleadersindex.org
  8. ↑ London Gazette . No. 44202, HMSO, London, December 20, 1966, p. 13736 ( PDF , accessed December 29, 2013, English).
  9. ↑ London Gazette . No. 46116, HMSO, London, October 30, 1973, p. 12881 ( PDF , accessed December 29, 2013, English).
  10. ↑ London Gazette . No. 46816, HMSO, London, February 5, 1976, p. 1787 ( PDF , accessed December 29, 2013, English).
  11. ^ Entry in Hansard (March 3, 1980)
  12. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 43158, HMSO, London, November 15, 1963, p. 9320 ( PDF , accessed December 29, 2013, English).
personal data
SURNAME Wilson, Paul, Baron Wilson of High Wray
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilson, Paul Norman, Baron Wilson of High Wray (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British engineer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1908
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 1980