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Sir Kenneth Pickthorn, 1st Baronet
Sir Kenneth William Murray Pickthorn, 1st Baronet, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (23 April 1892 – 12 November 1975) was a British academic and politician. The eldest son of Charles Wright Pickthorn, master mariner, and Edith Maud Berkeley Murray, he was educated at Aldenham School and at Trinity College, Cambridge. In World War I he served with the Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles, 15th London Regiment (1908–1938), London Regiment and the Royal Air Force in France and Macedonia. He was appointed a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1914, serving as dean from 1919 to 1927 and a tutor from 1927 to 1935. He was president of the college from 1937 to 1944. He served as Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency), Cambridge University from 1935 to 1950 and, on the abolition of university constituencies, for the Carlton (UK Parliament constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privy Council Of The United Kingdom
The Privy Council (PC), officially His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its membership mainly comprises senior politicians who are current or former members of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. The Privy Council formally advises the sovereign on the exercise of the Royal Prerogative, and as a body corporate (as King-in-Council) it issues executive instruments known as Orders in Council which, among other powers, enact Acts of Parliament. The Council also holds the delegated authority to issue Orders of Council, mostly used to regulate certain public institutions. The Council advises the sovereign on the issuing of Royal Charters, which are used to grant special status to incorporated bodies, and city or borough status to local authorities. Otherwise, the Privy Council's powers have now been largely replaced by its executive committee, the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Certa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
