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Michael Marriott (economist)
Richard Michael Harris Marriott (1926–1975) was a British public figure and economist, and a former head of the London Stock Exchange. Career In 1975, Michael Marriott was Chairman of the London Stock Exchange, Master of the Skinners Company, and President of the FESE. He was the youngest master of the Skinners Company but also was one of the few to die whilst in office. He was also the youngest Chairman of the London Stock Exchange since the Second World War. He died of a heart attack in 1975 aged 49 whilst holding all three of these positions. Personal life Michael Marriott was born in 1926, Bromley, England. On his mother's side he was the nephew of cricketers: Jack Mason, James Mason (cricketer), and Charles Mason. He was a distant cousin of Rugby Union player and England Captain Charles Marriott. Michael Marriott was an Old Tonbridgian (went to Tonbridge School) who have subsequently named one of the school playing fields after him. His youngest son is the actor Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonbridge School
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London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England, United Kingdom. , the total market value of all companies trading on LSE was £3.9 trillion. Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. Since 2007, it has been part of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG, that it also lists ()). The LSE was the most-valued stock exchange in Europe from 2003 when records began till Autumn 2022, when the Paris exchange was briefly larger, until the LSE retook its position as Europe’s largest stock exchange 10 days later. History Coffee House The Royal Exchange had been founded by English financier Thomas Gresham and Sir Richard Clough on the model of the Antwerp Bourse. It was opened by Elizabeth I of England in 1571. During the 17th century, stockbrokers were not allowed in the Royal Exchange due to their rude manners. They had to operate from other establishments in the vicinity, notably Jona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinners Company
The Worshipful Company of Skinners (known as The Skinners' Company) is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. It was originally an association of those engaged in the trade of skins and furs. It was granted Royal Charter in 1327. The Company's motto is ''To God Only Be All Glory''. History Under an order issued by the Lord Mayor of the City of London on 10 April 1484 (known as the Billesdon Award), the Company ranks in sixth or seventh place (making it one of the "Great Twelve City Livery Companies") in the order of precedence of City Livery Companies, alternating annually with the Merchant Taylors' Company; these livery companies have borrowed Chaucer's phrase " At sixes and sevens" to describe their rivalry over precedence – specifically which company was entitled to be 6th in order of seniority – being a source of trouble between the Skinners and the Merchant Taylors for some time in the 15th, and perhaps even 14th centuries. Both companies received the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Mason
John Richard Mason (26 March 1874 – 15 October 1958), known as Jack Mason, was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club between 1893 and 1914, captaining the team between 1898 and 1902. He played for England in five Test matches on A. E. Stoddart's 1897–98 tour of Australia. Over six feet tall, Mason was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium pace bowler, classified as a genuine all-rounder. ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' considered him to be "one of the finest amateur all-rounders to play for Kent".Mason, Mr John Richard Obituaries in 1958, ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 1959. Retrieved 2016-04-07. Mason was chosen as one of the five |
James Mason (cricketer)
James Ernest Mason (29 October 1876 – 8 February 1938) was an English amateur cricketer who played one first-class cricket match for Kent County Cricket Club and for Berkshire County Cricket Club. He served in the British army on the home front during World War I and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-colonel. In civilian life he worked as a solicitor. Early life Mason was born in Blackheath, then part of the county of Kent, one of seven brothers and three sisters.Lazenby J (2005) ''Test of Time''. London: John Murray. . His father, Richard, had played for Worcestershire before the county gained first-class cricket status and worked as a solicitor.Lewis P (2014) ''For Kent and Country'', pp.260–261. Brighton: Reveille Press. . His mother, Ann, was the daughter of John Eagleton.Waineright JB ed (1907) ''Winchester College, 1836-1906 : a register'', p.453. Winchester: Winchester College.Available online. His brother Jack played five Test matches for England, captained Kent betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Marriott (rugby Union)
Charles Marriott was a rugby union international who represented England from 1884 to 1887. He also captained his country. Charles Marriott was born on 15 July 1861 in Rendham, Suffolk. Rugby union and later career Marriott made his international debut on 5 January 1884 at Cardigan Fields, Leeds in the England vs Wales match. Of the 7 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 5 occasions, but he didn't score any points in any of these matches. He played his final match for England on 5 February 1887 at Lansdowne Road in the Ireland vs England match. Marriott taught at Highgate School from 1892 until 1903. He was Secretary of the Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the Sports governing body, national governing body for rugby union in England. It was founded in 1871, and was the sport's international governing body prior to the formation of what is now known as World Rugby ... from 1907 to 1924. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Tonbridgian
This is a list of notable alumni of Tonbridge School. Academics and scientists * Robert McNeill Alexander, CBE, FRS, Professor of Zoology at the University of Leeds * Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton, FRS, chemist and Nobel Laureate * William Thomas Clifford Beckett, CBE, DSO (1862–1956) brigadier-general in British Army and notable civil engineer * Herbert Edward Douglas Blakiston, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1917–1920) * Roland Bond, locomotive engineer * Henry Burton, physician and chemist * Ian Bradley, writer, academic and theologian * James Burton, Egyptologist * Owen Chadwick, Order of Merit, Vice Chancellor of University of Cambridge, Master of Selwyn Cambridge, Regius Professor of Modern History, Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Chancellor of University of Anglia, President of British Academy, and a Rugby Union international * John George Children, FRS British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist * Homersham Cox (mathematician), mathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Marriott
Timothy William Marriott is a British television actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his role as Gavin Featherly in the BBC sitcom ''The Brittas Empire''. Career Marriott's most noted role was as Gavin Featherly in the BBC leisure centre sitcom ''The Brittas Empire''. It ran for 52 episodes in over six years on BBC One, from 3 January 1991 to 24 February 1997. He later wrote for the stage. His play ''Meeting Mary'' was put on at the Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in January 2005 while his piece ''Pete 'n' Me'', put on at the New End Theatre also in London in February 2005, was described as "skilfully woven" by Paul Vale of ''The Stage''. In 2000, Marriott left theatre acting to become Director of Drama at Eastbourne College. Between 2015 and 2017, he co-wrote the play ''Mengele'' with Philip Wharam, which toured theatres and festivals in 2017, including the Edinburgh Fringe and Ludlow Festival. The play starred Marriott as Dr Josef Mengele and Emma Zadow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittas Empire
''The Brittas Empire'' is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie played titular character Gordon Brittas, the well-intended but hugely incompetent manager of the fictional Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. The show ran for seven series and 52 episodes – including two Christmas specials – from 1991 to 1997 on BBC1. Creators Norriss and Fegen co-wrote the first five series. The series peaked at 10 million viewers. In 2022, the series was described by Daily Mirror as "fondly-remembered". ''The Brittas Empire'' enjoyed a long and successful run throughout the 1990s, and gained large mainstream audiences. In 2004 the show came 47th on the BBC's ''Britain's Best Sitcom'' poll, and all series have been released on DVD both individually as series and as a complete boxset. ''Best of the Britcoms'' noted the series has been hailed as "the Fawlty Towers of the 1990s" due to its "fast-paced, outrageous omedyfull of inventive gag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Educated At Tonbridge School
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Deaths
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10–February 9 – The flight of ''Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the ''Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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