Jack Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge
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| Born | 9 October 1907 |
| Died | 8 March 1998 |
| Political party | Frances Lonsdale |
| Alma mater | Eton College Trinity College, Cambridge |
John George Stuart Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge, OBE (9 October 1907 – 8 March 1998) was a British politician and public servant. He was a soldier, farmer, prison reformer, approved school manager,[1] and consumers' champion .
Life
Jack Donaldson was the son of the Rev. S. A. Donaldson, sometime Master of
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
(OBE) in 1943.
He was created a life peer as Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge, of Kingsbridge in the James Callaghan's government three years later.[4] He left the Labour Party for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981, and remained with the Liberal Democrats after the SDP merger with the Liberals.
From 1968 to 1971 he was Chairman of the
National Consumer Council
.
His grandson is Fred Deakin of Lemon Jelly.
Works
- Farming in Britain Today (1969) with Frances Donaldson and Derek Barber
- Jack Donaldson: A Soldier's Letters (2017) A posthumous edition of letters written in the Second World War, 1939-45
Portraits of Jack Donaldson
The United Kingdom's
National Portrait Gallery holds the following portrait featuring Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge as a sitter: Exhibit number P528: John George Stuart Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge and Frances Annesley (née Lonsdale), Lady Donaldson of Kingsbridge by Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda. Painted in 1992; medium: colour print; measurements: 14 7/8 in. x 12 in. (379 mm x 305 mm). See http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?search=ap&npgno=P528
for more information.
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References
- ^ Hansard, House of Lords, Vol. 302, Col. 1159, 19 June 1969
- Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2018 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "No. 44458". The London Gazette. 21 November 1967. p. 12701.
- ^ Kelly's handbook to the titled, landed and official classes – Kelly's – Google Books. 1969. Retrieved 8 March 2012 – via Google Books.
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