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Lord Layton (other)
Lord Layton may refer to: * Lord Athol Layton (1919–1984), British-Australian boxer-wrestler * Baron Layton, a British peerage title created in 1947, and held by several successors ** Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton (1884–1966), British economist, editor, newspaperman ** Michael Layton, 2nd Baron Layton (1912–1989), British businessman and politician See also * Sir Geoffrey Layton (1884–1964), British admiral * Layton (surname) * Layton (given name) Layton is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Layton Freborg (born 1933), American politician * Layton Kor (1938–2013), American rock climber * Layton Maxwell (born 1979), Welsh footballer * Layton Williams (born 1994), English actor ... * Layton (other) {{dab, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Athol Layton
Allan Layton (August 20, 1919 – January 18, 1984) known by his ring name Lord Athol Layton, was an English-Australian professional wrestler, amateur boxer, and professional wrestling commentator, best remembered as being a major wrestling attraction in the 1950s and 1960s as both a tag-team and singles wrestler. As a tag team performer, he formed a memorable team with Lord James Blears, with whom he won various championships throughout the United States and Canada. As a singles wrestler, he drew large crowds particularly in Toronto against Billy Watson and The Sheik and in Detroit against Dick the Bruiser. He also appeared as a longtime color commentator for wrestling television shows in the Ontario, New York, Ohio and Michigan territories. Early life Born in the county of Surrey in England, Layton moved with his family to Australia at the age of 13. He served in the Australian Imperial Forces during World War II, where he was Australia's Heavyweight Amateur Boxing champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Layton
Baron Layton, of Danehill in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1947 for Sir Walter Layton, a prominent economist, editor and newspaper proprietor. He was editor of ''The Economist'' from 1922 to 1938. the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron—son of the first Baron's younger son David Layton—who succeeded in 2018. Barons Layton (1947) *Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton (1884–1966) * Michael John Layton, 2nd Baron Layton (1912–1989) *Geoffrey Michael Layton, 3rd Baron Layton (1947–2018) *Jonathan Francis Layton, 4th Baron Layton (b. 1942) The heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ... is the present holder's son, the Hon. Jeremy Layton (b. 1978). Notes References *Kidd, Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton
Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton (15 March 1884 – 14 February 1966), was a British economist, editor, newspaper proprietor and Liberal Party politician. Background and education Layton was the son of Alfred John Layton of Woking, Surrey, and Mary Johnson. He was educated at King's College School, Westminster City School, University College, London and Trinity College, Cambridge. Career He became a lecturer in economics at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1908, then from 1909 to 1914 he was a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College. A notable economist, Layton worked for the Ministry of Munitions during the First World War. In 1922 he was appointed editor of ''The Economist'', a post he held until 1938, and from 1944 to 1963 was also Chairman of The Economist Newspaper Ltd. His editorship was of profound importance to the newspaper, and he was probably the person to whom it owes most thanks for its survival and continued independence. He was editorial director of the ''News Chro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Layton, 2nd Baron Layton
Michael John Layton, 2nd Baron Layton (28 September 1912 – 23 January 1989), was, with his father Walter Layton, 1st Baron Layton, a founder member, and President (1983–1989) of the European-Atlantic Group, and was an active Internationalist. Biography He was born in 1910 and his parents were Lord and Lady Layton. Lord Layton was educated at St Paul's School, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He married, in 1938, Dorothy, daughter of Albert Cross, and succeeded his father in the hereditary barony in February 1966. He was a businessman with numerous directorships, including ''The News Chronicle'' (1950-1960), ''The Economist'' (1973-1985), and the Steel Company of Wales, which was merged with the British Steel Corporation, (1967-1977), having served as Chairman of BSC in 1966, 1973, and 1975, and President (1983-1988). Lord Layton was a Member for Metallurgy of the Allied Control Commission in Berlin after World War II, later being on the Economic Sub-Commit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Layton
Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, (20 April 1884 – 4 September 1964) was a Royal Navy officer. He was in command of the submarine when, under attack from German vessels, it ran aground off the Danish coast during the First World War. Despite this incident, he rose to senior command in the Second World War and retired in 1947. His final appointment had been as Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. Early life and career Layton was the son of a Liverpool solicitor, George Layton, and was educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy. He joined the Royal Navy as a naval cadet on 15 May 1899 on HMS ''Britannia''. Following this he served as a midshipman aboard cruisers in the English Channel and off the south coast of the United States. Layton took his lieutenant's course and was promoted to that rank on 30 November 1905. He then he joined the submarine branch of the navy, in which he had his first command. From 1910 he did two years general service and returned to submarines in 1912, commandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Layton (surname)
Layton is a surname derived from various place names in England. Two known etymologies stem from place names in Lancashire (in Blackpool) and another in North Yorkshire. The former was named in Old English as ‘settlement by the watercourse’, from Old English lād ‘watercourse’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; the latter as ‘leek enclosure’ or ‘herb garden’, from lēac ‘leek’ + tūn. Also often spelled as Leighton. People with the family name * Bentley Layton (born 1941), American religious scholar * Bob Layton (born 1953), American comic book artist * Caleb R. Layton (1851–1930), U.S. Representative from Delaware * Caleb S. Layton (1798–1882), American politician and judge from Delaware * Chris Layton (born 1955), American drummer * Christopher Layton (1821–1898), Latter-day Saint church leader * Daniel J. Layton (1879–1960), Supreme Court Justice of Delaware * David Layton (1914–2009), British economist and industrial relations specialist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Layton (given Name)
Layton is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Layton Freborg (born 1933), American politician * Layton Kor (1938–2013), American rock climber * Layton Maxwell (born 1979), Welsh footballer * Layton Williams (born 1994), English actor See also * Layton (surname) * Layton (other) * Lleyton (given name) * Leighton (given name) Leighton is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Leighton Baines (born 1984), English footballer * Leighton Clarkson (born 2001), English footballer * Leighton Dye (1901–1977), American hurdler * Leighton A. Hope (1921–1998), N ... {{given name English-language masculine given names Masculine given names English unisex given names Given names originating from a surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |