Paul Reilly, Baron Reilly (29 May 1912 – 11 October 1990) was a British designer. Reilly was born in

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, the son of Sir Charles Herbert Reilly, Roscoe Professor of Architecture at the

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. He was educated at

Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...

Hertford College, Oxford Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The col ...

, where he read Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and the

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. He was the Director of the

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(formerly the Council of Industrial Design) between 1960 and 1977. Reilly was knighted in 1967. On 20 July 1978, he was made a life peer, as Baron Reilly, of Brompton in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. He sat as a crossbencher in the

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* 1912 births 1990 deaths People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford British designers Knights Bachelor Crossbench life peers Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects Commanders of the Order of Vasa Alumni of the London School of Economics Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{Design-bio-stub