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John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
John Charles Walsham Reith
British broadcasting executive and politician (1889–1971).
Statements about
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
Sex or Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Stonehaven
Place of Death
Edinburgh
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom
Date of Birth
7/20/1889
Date of Death
6/16/1971
Member of Political Party
Conservative Party
Instance Of
Human
Position Held
Director-General of the BBC
(1927 - 1938)
Replaced By
:
Frederick Ogilvie
Start Time
:
1927
End Time
:
1938
Member of the House of Lords
(10/21/1940 - 6/16/1971)
End Cause
:
Death in Office
Start Time
:
10/21/1940
End Time
:
6/16/1971
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
(1940 - )
Start Time
:
1940
Member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(2/1/1940 - 10/21/1940)
End Cause
:
Elevation to the House of Lords
Electoral District
:
Southampton
Elected In
:
February 1940 Southampton By-Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Conservative Party
Parliamentary Term
:
37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
:
2/1/1940
End Time
:
10/21/1940
Secretary of State for Transport
(5/14/1940 - 10/3/1940)
Replaced By
:
John Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara
Replaces
:
Euan Wallace
Start Time
:
5/14/1940
End Time
:
10/3/1940
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
(1967 - 1968)
Start Time
:
1967
End Time
:
1968
Audio Recording of the Subject's Spoken Voice
Award Received
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
(6/4/1934)
Point in Time
:
6/4/1934
Companion of the Order of the Bath
(1945)
Point in Time
:
1945
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
(1939)
Point in Time
:
1939
Order of the Thistle
(1969)
Point in Time
:
1969
Knight Bachelor
Image
Occupation
Politician
Engineer
Journalist
Businessperson
Employer
British Broadcasting Corporation
William Beardmore and Company
HM Factory, Gretna
Given Name
John
Birth Name
John Charles Walsham Reith
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Work Location
London
Name in Native Language
John Reith, 1. Baron Reith
Noble Title
Baron
Baron Reith
(10/21/1940 - 6/16/1971)
End Cause
:
Death
Series Ordinal
:
1
Start Time
:
10/21/1940
End Time
:
6/16/1971
Educated At
Gresham's School
The Glasgow Academy
(1896 - )
Start Time
:
1896
Family Name
Reith
Place of Burial
Rothiemurchus Forest
Father
George Reith
Child
Christopher John Reith
Marista Muriel Reith
Mother
Adah Mary Weston
Spouse
Muriel Katharine Odhams
(7/14/1921 - 6/16/1971)
End Cause
:
Death
Start Time
:
7/14/1921
End Time
:
6/16/1971
Number of Children
:
2
Candidacy in Election
February 1940 Southampton By-Election
Electoral District
:
Southampton
Represents
:
Conservative Party
Ranking
:
1
Native Language
English
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