Stanley Odell
Sir Stanley Odell | |
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Born | Stanley John O'Dell 20 November 1929 Campton, Bedfordshire, England |
Died | 21 March 2021 | (aged 91)
Sir Stanley John Odell (born O'Dell; 20 November 1929 – 21 March 2021) was a British businessman who was Chairman of the
Early life
Odell was born on 20 November 1929 in Campton, Bedfordshire,[2][3] the son of George Frederick O'Dell and Florence May Roberts, and a brother of Audrey Jepps.[4][5] He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[1]
Career
Odell was Chairman of the Mid Bedfordshire Young Conservatives (1953–59) and Chairman of the Mid Bedfordshire Conservative Association (1964–69).
Odell was Chairman of the South Bedfordshire Community Health Care NHS Trust (1994–99); the Bedfordshire and Luton Community Health Care NHS Trust (1999–2001); the Mary Seacole Homes for the Homeless in Luton, (1999–2012); and the Anglo-American Committee, Chicksands, (1987–96).[5]
Odell was
Personal life
Odell was Chairman of the Biggleswade and District Young Farmers' Club (1949–51) and a Founder Playing Member of the Biggleswade Rugby Club in 1949.[5] He was a Patron of the Friends of Chicksands Priory (1983–2008); Camphill, Bedfordshire (1998–2021); the John Bunyan Museum, Bedford (1999–2021) and was a Churchwarden of Campton Parish Church (1978–91).[5]
Odell's recreations were politics and shooting.[5] In 1952, he married Eileen Grace Stuart, daughter of Reginald Edward Percival Stuart; they had four daughters.[4]
He died on 21 March 2021 at the age of 91.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7136-4747-7
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
- ^ "Joy as knight is given ringing endorsement". Biggleswade Chronicle. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Odell