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Rowland Wright

Rowland Wright

British industrialist (1915–1991)

Sir Rowland Sydney Wright CBE (4 October 1915[1] – 14 June 1991) was a British industrialist who served as Chancellor of the Queen's University, Belfast between 1984–91.[2]

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He was born in Northampton.[3] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1970 New Year Honours.[4] He was knighted in the 1976 Birthday Honours for his service to export as Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries.[5]

He died in Lewes, East Sussex, aged 75.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    1939 England and Wales Register
  2. [2]
    "New Chancellor - QUB". Daro.qub.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. [3]
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  4. [4]
    "No. 44999". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1969. p. 9.
  5. [5]
    "No. 46919". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1976. p. 8016.
  6. [6]
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  7. [7]
    England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995


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