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Historical records matching Edwin Plowden, Baron Plowden
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About Edwin Plowden, Baron Plowden
Edwin Noel August Plowden, Baron Plowden was educated at Switzerland. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
He was a director of C. Tennant Sons & Company between 1938 and 1949.
He was with the Ministry of Economic Warfare in 1939. He was with the Ministry of Aircraft Production between 1940 and 1946.
He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1946.
He was a director of CU Assurance between 1946 and 1978.
He was Chief Planning Officer and Chief of the Economic Planning Board, Treasury.
He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1951.
He was Advisor to the Atomic Energy Organisation between 1953 and 1954.
He was a Visiting Fellow between 1956 and 1964 at Nuffield College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
He was created Baron Plowden, of Plowden in the County of Salop [U.K. Life Peer] on 17 February 1959.
He was a director of Nat West Bank between 1960 and 1977.
He was President of Tube Investments between 1976 and 1990.
He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1987.
He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by Aston University, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A..
He was awarded the honorary degree of Honour Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.
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Edwin Plowden, Baron Plowden's Timeline
| 1907 |
January 6, 1907
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| 1935 |
February 7, 1935
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| 1938 |
June 18, 1938
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| 2001 |
February 15, 2001
Age 94
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