Arthur Hetherington
Sir Arthur Ford Hetherington (12 July 1911 – 16 February 2002) was the first Chairman of
British Gas Corporation.[1]
Hetherington was born in
Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge and married Margaret Lacey on 19 July 1937.[1][2] They had two children.[2]
During the
East Midlands Gas Board to manage the introduction of natural gas to British industry and domestic consumers.[1]
Along with Sir
British Gas Corporation in 1973.[3]
Knighthood
He was knighted in 1974 and was one of the founding Fellows of the
British Standards Institute.[2]
Family
On 19 July 1937, he married Margaret, the only daughter of Stephen Lacey and his wife Edith Hannay. The Laceys had been in the gas industry for two generations. They had one son and one daughter.
Death
He died 16 February 2002 at his home in Connaught Square, Westminster, London.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Daily Telegraph 7 March 2002 Obituary
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Jan 2006; online edn, May 2006 accessed 8 Aug 2010
- ^ Historic Gas Times (December 2008) issue 57; ISSN 1475-617X "Sir Denis Rooke, A Tribute".