Sir Peter Malden Studd (15 September 1916 – 22 June 2003) was an English

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Biography

Peter Malden Studd was born 15 September 1916. Studd's father, Brigadier Malden A. Studd DSO MC, was ADC to King George VI during the early part of World War II. Sir Peter Studd was the Lord Mayor of the City of London between 1970–1971 and an executive of De La Rue, the banknote printing company; as a young man he was an outstanding cricketer, captaining both the Harrow and Cambridge teams. During his mayoralty was the re-opening of the transplanted

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. The old bridge, which dated from 1831, had been sold by the City authorities for £1,025,000, and shipped to

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to become the centrepiece of a new community. As Alderman

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in 1967, Studd and his wife attended the laying of the foundation stone and in October 1970 he returned in full regalia to join the

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in an opening ceremony which featured a Lord Mayor's procession. Studd was a great nephew of the famous

Studd brothers The Studd brothers, Sir John Edward Kynaston, George (GB) and Charles (CT), were Victorian gentleman cricketers; they were educated at Eton and Cambridge. They all represented Eton in the Eton v Harrow annual needle match and represented Cambri ...

who all captained Cambridge at Cricket. One of the brothers, Kynaston was also Lord Mayor of London. Like his forebear Sir Kynaston Studd, he was a governor of the

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(now part of the University of Westminster). Between 1973-4 Studd was also a master of the

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, thus maintaining another long-standing Studd family connection. An equally long-standing family connection was English

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, and Peter Studd was an active member of the organisation, and a Past Master of the Lodge of Assistance No 2773 (London, England).

Positions and honours

Amongst his other positions were: * Chairman of the Florence Nightingale Hospital * President of the British Chiropractic Advancement Association * Vice-president of the Arts Educational Schools * Governor of Harrow * Chairman of King George's Jubilee Trust Studd was

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in 1969 and advanced to GBE in 1971. He was appointed KCVO in 1979 in recognition of his work for the

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, and became a Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire in 1983.

Legacy

It was Studd's hope that he might be remembered for his work as leader of the campaign to save the structure of St Paul's Cathedral. The roof and fabric of the building had suffered from the ravages of time and the constant vibration from the London traffic. During his mayoralty he was able to help raise £3 million towards the project and for him was a highlight of his year of office. His fundraising efforts were impressive and he was even able to persuade President

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to be the project's patron in America. As a result, money flooded in, including one donation of $10 from an American pensioner who had visited the cathedral during the First World War in 1917.Details o
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at the Cripplegate Ward Club. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother attended the celebrations at Mansion House which were held as a tribute to Sir Peter just before he left office.

Studd family and related articles

The Studd Brothers The Studd brothers, Sir John Edward Kynaston, George (GB) and Charles (CT), were Victorian gentleman cricketers; they were educated at Eton and Cambridge. They all represented Eton in the Eton v Harrow annual needle match and represented Cambri ...

* Charles Studd * Sir Kynaston Studd * George Studd *

Priscilla Studd Priscilla "Scilla" Studd (''née'' Livingstone Stewart; 28 August 1864 – 15 January 1929) was a British Christian missionary and wife of Charles Studd. Life and career Born in Belfast, Ireland (modern-day Northern Ireland), Priscilla Stewart ...

Cricketing records

Cricket records of PM Studd

References

STUDD, Sir Peter Malden
''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014) {{DEFAULTSORT:Studd, Peter Malden 1916 births 2003 deaths English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Free Foresters cricketers Sheriffs of the City of London 20th-century lord mayors of London 20th-century English politicians Knights Bachelor Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire