Sir John Maxwell Bemrose (1 July 1904 – 13 July 1986), known as Sir Max Bemrose, was an

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, and county officer for

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Early life

The younger son of Dr Henry Howe Bemrose, of

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, and the grandson of Sir Henry Howe Bemrose (1827–1911), who in the 1890s had been

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for Derby, Bemrose was educated at

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; and

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, where he graduated BA and MA in the school of Economics.''BEMROSE, Sir Max (John Maxwell)'' in ''Who Was Who 1897–2007'', Retrieved 5 June 2008, fro
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Career

Bemrose joined the family printing firm, Bemrose Corporation Ltd, in 1926, and was a director of the firm from 1938 to 1979 and its chairman, 1953 to 1978. He chaired the national Printing and Publishing Industry Training Board from 1972 to 1977 and was twice President of the British Federation of Master Printers, in 1967–1968 and again in 1971–1972. In

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politics, Bemrose became prospective parliamentary candidate for

in 1938 and there fought the General Election of 1945. In 1950, he contested

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for the Conservatives. He served as the party's chairman for its East Midlands Provincial Area from 1957 to 1961 and chaired the

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in 1964–1965. He was

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in the 1960

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. Appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of

in 1967, he served as

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for 1969–1970.

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, in Uttoxeter New Road, Derby, was named after the Bemrose family to mark its services to education.'Lady Margaret's Wonderful century' in ''Derby Evening Telegraph (Derby), dated 7 May 2008, p. 6

Private life

In 1933, Max Bemrose married Margaret Le Mare, a violinist who had studied music and singing in

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and

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, and together they adopted one son, Tony, and one daughter, Paddi. In 1952 the family moved to 'Hazelbrow', Duffield.Watson, W.R. ''The Derbyshire village of Duffield, past and present'', p143. Chevin Books, 1991. . In '' Who's Who 1986'', his recreations were stated as "music, gardening", his address as Old Barn House, Nether Lane, Hazelwood Road, Duffield, Derbyshire, and his clubs as the

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and the

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. Bemrose himself died in 1986, but his widow survived him for many years, celebrating her hundredth birthday on 7 May 2008. An interview with Lady Bemrose in the ''

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'' for her birthday described her life in music and her travels with her husband in

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and

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. She said "When we visited Egypt, I had to restrain my husband from diving into the Nile."

Honours

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, 1960 Queen's Birthday Honours * Deputy Lieutenant of

, 1967 *

for 1969–1970

References

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