Philip Inman, 1st Baron Inman

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Philip Albert Inman, 1st Baron Inman PC (born June 12, 1892 in Knaresborough , Yorkshire , † August 26, 1979 ) was a British Labor Party politician who was raised to the hereditary nobility in 1946 as Baron Inman and thereby up to his Death was a member of the House of Lords . In 1947 he was for some time chairman of the BBC Board of Governors and briefly held the office of Lord Seal Keeper between April and October 1947 .

Life

Inman left school in 1904 at the age of twelve to work in a boot shop and to earn tuition for the Technical College at the University of Leeds . He later worked as a chemist at Taylor's Drug Store and also took private lessons to expand his education. In 1912 he began studying at Headingley College in Leeds . He briefly took part in the First World War in 1914 before being retired in 1914 because of tuberculosis .

The following years were marked by hospital stays to cure tuberculosis before he became managing director of Charing Cross Hospital . In addition, he was involved in several charities. Inman was involved in the Labor Party and had friendships with well-known politicians such as Richard Stafford Cripps , Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford , Arthur Henderson and Ellen Wilkinson .

By a letters patent dated January 30, 1946 he was raised to the hereditary nobility as Baron Inman , of Knaresborough in the West Riding of the County of York and was a member of the House of Lords until his death. As a member of the House of Lords, he dealt with post- World War II health policy laws such as the National Insurance Act 1946 and the National Health Service Act 1946 .

As successor to Allan Powell , he became Chairman of the Broadcasting Council of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC Board of Governors) in early 1947 and held this position until he was replaced by Ernest Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe in April 1947.

On April 23, 1947, Baron Inman was appointed by Prime Minister Clement Attlee to succeed Arthur Greenwood as Lord Privy Seal in his cabinet and held this office until his replacement by Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison on October 28, 1947. In addition, he was appointed to the Privy Council (PC) in 1947 .

His son Philip John Cope Inman and his daughter Rosemary Eban were born on August 27, 1919 with May Dew. However, since his son had died in 1968 and Baron Inman died without male descendants, the title of Baron Inman expired with his death in 1979 .

Publications

Inman wrote numerous books on the organization and administration of hospitals, as well as a novel and autobiographical works. His most famous publications include:

  • The human touch; sunshine and shadow in a London hospital , 1927
  • The Silent Loom: Tales , 1930
  • The Golden Cup. Experiences in a London hospital , 1932
  • The Sweepstakes , 1933
  • Oil and wine , 1934
  • Christ in the Modern Hospital , 1937
  • Straight runs Harley Street. A novel , 1942
  • No going back. To Autobiography , Autobiography, Williams & Norgate , 1952
  • My Philosophy of Life. A symposium , 1958

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ London Gazette . No. 37407, HMSO, London, January 1, 1946, p. 1 ( PDF , English).
  2. ↑ London Gazette . No. 37461, HMSO, London, February 8, 1946, p. 864 ( PDF , English).
  3. ^ EB Pryde, DE Greenway: Handbook of British Chronology , 1996, ISBN 0-521-56350-X , p. 100
predecessor Office successor
New title created Baron Inman
1946-1979 		Title expired
personal data
SURNAME Inman, Philip, 1st Baron Inman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Inman, Philip Albert, 1st Baron Inman, of Knaresborough in the West Riding of the County of York (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Labor Party politician and peer
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Knaresborough , Yorkshire
DATE OF DEATH August 26, 1979