Sir Nigel Sherlock is a retired

stockbroker A stockbroker is a regulated broker, broker-dealer, or registered investment adviser (in the United States) who may provide financial advisory and investment management services and execute transactions such as the purchase or sale of stocks an ...

in the North East of

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Business

After graduating from the

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Sherlock spent much of his career in stockbroking and was involved in establishing the Northern Development Company and the Northern Investors Company, which provide financial support for small businesses.

Public responsibilities

Sherlock was

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's Chairman and Acting Pro-Chancellor from 1993 to 2002. In 2000 he was appointed

Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear This is a complete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear, since the creation of the county on 1 April 1974: * James Steel (1 April 1974 to 1984) * Sir Ralph Carr-Ellison (1984 to 2000) * Sir Nigel Sherlock (2000 to 2 ...

which led to his involvement with many units of the

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Family and honours

He was appointed an Officer of the

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in 2003 and a Knight Commander of the

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in 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherlock, Nigel 1940 births Living people Alumni of the University of Nottingham English justices of the peace English stockbrokers Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Officers of the Order of the British Empire