The Lord Iliffe | |
|---|---|
 Sir Edward Iliffe in 1929 | |
| Member of Parliament for Tamworth | |
| In office 1923–1929 | |
| Preceded by | Percy Newson |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Steel-Maitland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Mauger Iliffe 17 May 1877 Coventry, Warwickshire |
| Died | 25 July 1960(1960-07-25) (aged 83) Marylebone, London |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Charlotte Gilding |
| Children | Langton Iliffe |
| Occupation | Newspaper magnate |
Edward Mauger Iliffe, 1st Baron Iliffe, (17 May 1877 – 25 July 1960) was a British newspaper magnate, public servant andConservativeMember of Parliament.
Iliffe was the son of William Isaac Iliffe (1843–1917), a printer andJustice of the Peace, ofAllesley nearCoventry. His father, associated withHenry Sturmey, founded early publications on the motor industry and cycling. His father also founded theCoventry Evening Telegraph, which Edward began working on at age 17.[1]
After his father died in 1917, he and his brother expanded the business and Edward ultimately became president and the principal proprietor of theBirmingham Post and theBirmingham Mail and owner of theCoventry Evening Telegraph and theCambridge Daily News. Iliffe was also Chairman of Iliffe & Sons, a Director of London Insurance and a Member ofLloyd's as well as Deputy Chairman ofAllied Newspapers Ltd. He was also part owner ofThe Daily Telegraph together withLord Camrose andLord Kemsley (a partnership dissolved in 1937).[1]
He sat as aConservativeMember of Parliament forTamworth from 1923 to 1929, but resigned to give his seat to SirArthur Steel-Maitland, who had been unseated in the election.[1]
During theFirst World War, Iliffe was Controller of the Machine Tool Department at theMinistry of Munitions. For this service he was appointed a Commander of theOrder of the British Empire in the1918 Birthday Honours.[2]
Iliffe was knighted in 1922.[3] On 22 June 1933 he was raised to the peerage asBaron Iliffe, ofYattendon in the County ofBerkshire,[4] where he lived at Yattendon Court.
He worked with the Association of theBritish Chambers of Commerce for many years and was the president of the association in 1932.
During the Second World War, he served as chairman of the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St John Appeal and helped raise more than £50 million, for which he was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1946.
Iliffe also served as president of the Trustees of theShakespeare Memorial Theatre,Stratford-upon-Avon, from 1933 to 1958, and president of the International Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain from 1945 to 1959.[1] In 1946 he served as Master of theWorshipful Company of Clockmakers.[5]
In 1937, Iliffe donatedAllesley Hall and the surrounding acreage to theCoventry City Council.[1]
Iliffe marriedCharlotte Gilding, daughter of Henry Gilding, in 1902, and they had two sons and a daughter. He died in July 1960 in London, aged 83, and was succeeded in the barony by his son,Langton.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Tamworth 1923–1929 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Iliffe 1933–1960 | Succeeded by |