John Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud
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Born | John Primatt Redcliffe Maud 3 February 1906 Bristol, England |
Died | 20 November 1982 Oxford, England | (aged 76)
Resting place | Holywell Cemetery, Oxford, England |
Spouse | Jean Hamilton |
Children | 4, including Humphrey |
Occupation | Civil servant |
John Primatt Redcliffe Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud,
Early life
Born in Bristol, Maud was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford. He gained a Second in Classical Moderations in 1928 and a First in Literae Humaniores ('Greats') in 1928.[4] At Oxford he was a member of the Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS). In 1928, he gained the one-year Henry P. Davison scholarship to Harvard University[5] where he was awarded an A.B. in 1929.[6] From 1929 to 1932 he was a Junior Research Fellow University College, Oxford and from 1932 to 1939 Fellow (Praelector in Politics)[7] and Dean of the college. He was awarded a Rhodes Travelling Scholarship to Africa in 1932 and held a University Lectureship in Politics at Oxford University, 1938–9.[6]
Civil service
During
The Maud Committee
In March 1964, Maud was appointed by Sir
The Report of the Royal Commission on Local Government in England, popularly known as the Redcliffe-Maud Report, was published in 1969. It advocated the wholesale reform of local council boundaries and the institution of large unitary councils based on the principle of mixing rural and urban areas. Accepted by the Labour government of Harold Wilson with minor changes, the opposition from rural areas convinced the Conservative opposition to oppose it and no further action was taken after the Conservatives won the 1970 general election.[15]
Retirement
He retired as Master of University College in 1976, to be succeeded by the leading lawyer
Another portrait hangs in the Hall at University College in Oxford.Family
Redcliffe-Maud was married to Jean Hamilton, who was educated at Somerville College, Oxford. His son, Humphrey Maud, was one of Benjamin Britten's favourite boys while he was at Eton. Sir John intervened to curtail Humphrey's frequent visits to stay with Britten on his own. The incident is described in John Bridcut's Britten's Children.
Death and legacy
John Redcliffe-Maud is buried in
Books
- Redcliffe-Maud, John, Experiences of an Optimist: The Memoirs of John Redcliffe-Maud. London: ISBN 0-241-10569-2.)[19]
- Redcliffe-Maud, Lord, & Wood, Bruce, English Local Government Reformed. Oxford University Press, 1974. ISBN 0-198-88091-X.
References
- ^ a b "No. 44362". The London Gazette. 11 July 1967. p. 7641.
- ^ "Maud, John Primatt Redcliffe Redcliffe-, 1906–1982, Baron Redcliffe-Maud of Bristol, civil servant and diplomat". AIM25. UK. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31427. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Oxford University Calendar 1932, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1932, pp. 263, 312
- ^ Oxford University Calendar 1932, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1932, p.344
- ^ a b Who's Who, 1965, London : A. & C. Black, 1965, p.2063
- ^ Oxford University Calendar 1935, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1935, p.274
- ^ "Principals and Masters". Birkbeck University of London. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "No. 35586". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 1942. p. 2489.
- ^ "No. 37598". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1946. p. 2759.
- ^ "No. 40366". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1954. p. 3.
- ^ "Management of Local Government", Committee on the Management of Local Government, HMSO, 1967.
- ^ "No. 44349". The London Gazette. 23 June 1967. p. 7032.
- ^ a b "A short history of Stavertonia". University College, Oxford. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- George Allen & Unwin. pp. 74–75.
- ^ "John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "John Primatt Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud by Ruskin Spear". Art UK. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Redcliffe-Maud". LSE Archives. London School of Economics. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Sisson, C.H. (6 August 1981). "The company he keeps". London Review of Books. 3 (14): 15–16. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
External links
- Armstrong, Robert (2004). "Maud, John Primatt Redcliffe, Baron Redcliffe-Maud (1906–1982)". required.)
- Catalogue of the Redcliffe-Maud papers at the Archives Division of the London School of Economics.