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'''Sir Charles Hugh Willis Troughton''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|MC|TD|size=100%}} (27 August 1916 – 13 May 1991)<ref name="whoswho">{{cite web |title=Troughton, Sir Charles (Hugh Willis), (27 Aug. 1916–13 May 1991), Director, Whitbread Investment Co. Ltd, since 1981 |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-175938;jsessionid=D542000B11A2F0DF00015A63A3AA5C90 |website=Who's Who |accessdate=30 January 2020 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-175938;jsessionid=d542000b11a2f0df00015a63a3aa5c90}}</ref> was a British |
'''Sir Charles Hugh Willis Troughton''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|MC|TD|size=100%}} (27 August 1916 – 13 May 1991)<ref name="whoswho">{{cite web |title=Troughton, Sir Charles (Hugh Willis), (27 Aug. 1916–13 May 1991), Director, Whitbread Investment Co. Ltd, since 1981 |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-175938;jsessionid=D542000B11A2F0DF00015A63A3AA5C90 |website=Who's Who |accessdate=30 January 2020 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-175938;jsessionid=d542000b11a2f0df00015a63a3aa5c90}}</ref> was a British businessman who was director of the [[Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes]], chairman of the [[British Council]], and chairman of [[W H Smith]]. |
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Troughton was educated at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Haileybury College]] (1930–35), followed by [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], where he earned a BA with honours in 1938.<ref name="investment">{{cite book |title=Investment Trust Year Book & Who's Who 1985 |date=1985 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-81232-5 |page=523 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSaxCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA523&lpg=PA523&dq=Sir+Charles+Hugh+Willis |accessdate=30 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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He was appointed a Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[1966 New Year Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette |date= 31 December 1965|issue=43854 | page=11 |endpage= |supp=y}}</ref> and knighted in the [[1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |date=10 June 1977 |issue=47234 | page=7081 |endpage= |supp=y}}</ref> |
He was appointed a Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[1966 New Year Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette |date= 31 December 1965|issue=43854 | page=11 |endpage= |supp=y}}</ref> and knighted in the [[1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |date=10 June 1977 |issue=47234 | page=7081 |endpage= |supp=y}}</ref> |
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He was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, the son of late Charles Vivian and Constance Scylla Tate Troughton. In 1947, he married Constance Gillean Mitford, DL, OStJ.<ref name="whoswho"/> |
He was born in [[Amersham]], Buckinghamshire, the son of late Charles Vivian and Constance Scylla Tate Troughton. In 1947, he married Constance Gillean Mitford, DL, OStJ.<ref name="whoswho"/> |
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Revision as of 05:59, 30 January 2020
Sir Charles Hugh Willis Troughton CBE MC TD (27 August 1916 – 13 May 1991)[1] was a British businessman who was director of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes, chairman of the British Council, and chairman of W H Smith.
Troughton was educated at Haileybury College (1930–35), followed by Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned a BA with honours in 1938.[2]
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1966 New Year Honours[3] and knighted in the 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours.[4]
He was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, the son of late Charles Vivian and Constance Scylla Tate Troughton. In 1947, he married Constance Gillean Mitford, DL, OStJ.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Troughton, Sir Charles (Hugh Willis), (27 Aug. 1916–13 May 1991), Director, Whitbread Investment Co. Ltd, since 1981". Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-175938;jsessionid=d542000b11a2f0df00015a63a3aa5c90. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Investment Trust Year Book & Who's Who 1985. Springer. 1985. p. 523. ISBN 978-1-349-81232-5. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "No. 43854". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1965. p. 11.
- ^ "No. 47234". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1977. p. 7081.