John Reith
Sir John Charles Walsham Reith
Rush ID: 5545
Details
- Born:
- 20 July 1889
- Died:
- 16 June 1971
- Birth place:
- Stonehaven, U.K.
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- Unknown
- Religion:
- Anglican
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Engineer
- Election occupation:
- Company director
- Parentage:
- Very Reverend George Reith
- Notes:
- Also held ministerial office after elevation to peerage. Director-General of the BBC, 1927-1938; generally better known as Lord Reith.
- Knighthood/Dame:
- Awarded in 1927
- HighestOffice:
- Cabinet minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 3
References
- Rush ID:
- 5545
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q320851
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- REITH, Sir John (1889-1971)
Peerages
-
1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven
New hereditary
1940
Constituencies
-
Southampton
Party: National Year of election: 1940* Date of election: 1 February 1940 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1940* Date of exit: 21 October 1940 Party: National Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None
Ministerial offices
-
Minister of Information 1940
January-May 1940
-
Minister of Transport 1940
May-October 1940
Schools
-
Glasgow Academy
Years: 1
-
Gresham's School
Years: 2
-
Royal Technical College, Glasgow
Years: 3
Marriages
-
Odhams, Muriel Katharine
Year: 1921
Parties
-
National Party member