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Sir John Brown BoltonOBE (born 1902 - died 11 September 1980) was an English accountant andManx politician. He served in the Manx parliament for 33 years from 1946 to 1979 and was chairman of the Government Finance Board for over a decade.
Bolton was born in 1902[1][2] in Norfolk,[3] the son of the Rev. Richard and Elizabeth Bolton.[3] He was educated at Hull Grammar School[3] andKeighley Trade and Grammar School[2][3] in West Yorkshire and later trained as a chartered accountant.
Bolton played a prominent role in the politics ofTynwald, serving both as a member of theLegislative Council and theHouse of Keys.[1]
From 1967 to 1976, he was also the Island'sChairman of the Finance Board, effectively acting as theChancellor of the Exchequer on the island. He qualified as a chartered accountant and ran a large accounting firm,[1] and applied his accounting skills in his capacity on the Finance Board. Under his stewardship, the Isle of Man underwent significant economic development in the 1970s.
In total, he served in some role on theExecutive Council of the Isle of Man for a record tenure of 23 years, thereby marking him as one of the most crucial Manx political figures of recent memory.
Bolton retired as chairman of the Government Finance Board in 1976[1] and retired from parliament in 1979. In 1978, he became the chair of the Manx subsidiary ofS. G. Warburg & Co.[4]
In 1930, Bolton married Mary Smith and the couple had two children.[3] He died on 11 September 1980, aged 79.
Bolton was appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's New Years Honours of 1973.[5] In 1977, he was also knighted for his contributions to public service.[6][7]
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