William Rees-Mogg (1928 - 2012)

Born 14 Jul 1928 in Charterhouse, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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Died 29 Dec 2012 at age 84 in St Johns Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

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Biography

Dr William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg LL.D .MA was born on 14 July 1928. His birth was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1928 in Bristol.^[1]

He was the son of Edmund Fletcher Rees-Mogg and Beatrice Warren.

He married Gillian Shakespeare Morris, daughter of Thomas Richard Morris, in 1962. He died on 29 December 2012 at age 84. He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England. He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.). He held the office of President of Oxford Union in 1951. He was with the Financial Times between 1952 and 1960. He wrote the book His Majesty Preserved, published 1954. He wrote the book Sir Anthony Eden, published 1956. He was deputy editor of the Sunday Times between 1960 and 1967. He was director of The Times Ltd between 1968 and 1981. He wrote the book Reigning Error: the crisis of world inflation, published 1974. He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Bath University, Bath, Somerset, England, in 1977. He wrote the book An Humbler Heaven, published 1977. He held the office of High Sheriff of Somerset in 1978. He was director of Times Newspapers Ltd between 1978 and 1981.3 He was invested as a Knight in 1981. He was vice-chairman of the governors of the BBC between 1981 and 1986. He was a director of GEC between 1981 and 1997. He was chairman of Pickering & Chatto in 1983. He wrote the book How to Buy Rare Books, published 1985. He was chairman of Sedgwick & Jackson between 1985 and 1988.

He was created Baron Rees-Mogg, of Hinton Blewitt in the County of Avon [U.K. Life Peer] on 8 August 1988. He wrote the book Picnics on Vesivius: steps toward the millenium, published 1992. He was chairman of International Communications plc between 1994 and 1998. He lived in 2003 at The Old Rectory, Hinton Blewitt, Avon, Hampshire, England.

Children of William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg and Gillian Shakespeare Morris

1- Hon. Emma Beatrice Rees-Mogg b. 1962 2- Hon. Charlotte Louise Rees-Mogg b. 1964 3- Hon. Thomas Fletcher Rees-Mogg b. 1966 4- Hon. Jacob William Rees-Mogg b. 1969 5- Hon. Annunziata Mary Rees-Mogg b. 1979

William's death aged 84 was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 2012 in Westminster.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database, GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 1 November 2023), Rees-mogg, William. GRO Reference: 1928 Jul-Aug-Sep in Bristol Volume 06A Page 9.
2. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database, GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 1 November 2023), Rees-mogg, William (Year of birth: 1928). GRO Reference: 2012 Oct-Nov-Dec in Westminster (258-1A) Entry Number 507806849.