Alfred Wilson, Baron Wilson of Radcliffe (10 June 1909 – 25 January 1983) was a figure within the
British co-operative movement and a
Labour and Co-operative life peer
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Biography
The son of William Barnes Wilson and Jane Wilson, Alfred Wilson was educated at Technical School,
Newcastle upon Tyne. He joined the
Co-operative Wholesale Society in Newcastle in 1923, moving to the office of the Secretary in 1929. He became Deputy Secretary and Executive in 1953, Secretary in 1963, and Chief Executive Officer in 1969. He became the first chairman of the
Co-operative Bank
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in 1971 and was appointed president of the
Co-operative Congress for 1972.
After his retirement as Chief Executive in 1974, Wilson was nominated for a life peerage in the
October 1974 Dissolution Honours. He was created Baron Wilson of Radcliffe, of
Radcliffe
Radcliffe or Radcliff may refer to:
Places
* Radcliffe Line, a border between India and Pakistan
United Kingdom
* Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
** Radcliffe Tower, the remains of a medieval manor house in the town
** Radcliffe tram stop
* ...
in
Lancashire, on 14 January 1975. He died in 1983.
Wilson married Elsie Hulton in 1932; they had one son and one daughter. Hulton died in 1974. He married secondly Freda Mather in 1976.
References
* "Lord Wilson of Radcliffe", ''The Times'', 27 January 1983
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Labour Co-operative life peers
1909 births
1983 deaths
British retail chief executives
Presidents of Co-operative Congress
Life peers created by Elizabeth II