Bertram Nelson

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(1905–1984) was a senior partner at Lithgow Nelson & Co and as President of the

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played a leading role in its amalgamation with the ICAEW in 1957. His wide variety of roles reflected his interest in supporting the development of the accountancy profession as well as business, education and the arts in Liverpool : * Honorary Secretary of the Merseyside Civic Society (1938-1953) * Member of BBC North Regional Council (1947-1957) * Director of the Liverpool Playhouse (1949-1963) * Chairman of the

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(1951-1953) * Chairman of the Liverpool Youth Welfare Advisory Committee (1952-1965) * Director of Liverpool Exchange Newsroom Company (1956) * Member of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (1951-1965) * President of the

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(1962) * Senior Pro-Chancellor, Liverpool University (1967-1973) * Member of

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(1967 - 1976) * Chairman of the

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PLC (1972-1976) * Chairman Wirral Estates PLC (1980-1983) At a national level his roles included : * Member of the

Council (1937-1957) * President of the

(1954-1956) * Secretary of the Overall Manufacturers Association (1940 - 1982) * Member of the Board of Trade Consultative Committee on Companies (1954-1973) * Vice President of the

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(1956) * Treasurer of the Committee of the Export Credit Guarantee Department (1958) * Member of the

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Council (1957-1975) He married Eleanor Kinsey in June, 1954. He was made a CBE in the 1956 New Year Honours.

Publications

He was author of Nelson's Tables: Company Procedure : Bankruptcy and Deeds of Arrangement first published in 1933. The eleventh and final edition of this book was published in 1990 .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Bertram English accountants People from Liverpool 1905 births 1984 deaths People associated with the University of Liverpool 20th-century English businesspeople