Jeremy Morse
Sir Jeremy Morse | |
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| 6th Chancellor of the University of Bristol | |
| In office 1989–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Hodgkin |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Hale of Richmond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1928 |
| Died | 4 February 2016 (aged 87) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Sir Christopher Jeremy Morse KCMG (10 December 1928 – 4 February 2016) was an English banker, cruciverbalist and chess composer who was Chancellor of the University of Bristol from 1989 to 2003,[1] and was chairman of Lloyds Bank.[2]
Early life and education
Morse was born in 1928,[3] only son (he had a younger sister) of Francis John Morse, of Lenwade House, Norwich, Norfolk, and his wife, Kinbarra, daughter of barrister Edward Armfield-Marrow. Francis John Morse- second son of Sir George Henry Morse, a brewer and Lord Mayor of Norwich from 1922 to 1923- was from a junior branch of the landed gentry Morse family of Lound, Suffolk.[4]
Morse was educated at West Downs School, Winchester College,[5] and New College, Oxford.[6]
Career
A career banker, Morse began with Williams and Glyn's Bank and went on to be chairman of Lloyds Bank between 1977 and 1993. He served on the Board of the Bank of England as an executive director from 1965 to 1972, and as a non-executive from 1993 to 1997.[7] He was also the first Chairman of the International Monetary Fund's Committee of Twenty (C20).[8] In the 1975 New Year Honours, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) "for services to the reform of the international monetary system".[9]
He had a keen interest in cryptic crosswords and was a skilful writer of clues. His record of success in the clue-writing competitions of Ximenes and Azed was such that Azed's December 2008 Competition puzzle was dedicated to the occasion of his eightieth birthday.[10] He had puzzles published under the pseudonym "Esrom" (his surname in reverse).[11]
In addition to crosswords, Morse had an interest in other types of word puzzles, and was a frequent contributor to Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics. He was also a chess writer and wrote a book called Chess Problems: Tasks and Records.
Colin Dexter's fictional detective, Inspector Morse, was named after him.[12]
In 2006 Morse was awarded the title of World Federation for Chess Composition Honorary Master.
He was an honorary fellow of New College, Oxford,[13] and of All Souls College, Oxford.[14] He died on 4 February 2016 at the age of 87.[15]
Personal life
In 1955, he married Belinda Marianne, daughter of Lt-Colonel Robert Breynton Yarnton Mills, OBE, MC, of the landed gentry Mills family of Sudgrove;[16] they had three sons and two daughters (one of whom died young). Lady Morse died in 2017.[17]
References
- ^ "Bristol University – News – 2004: Chancellor". Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "UK – England – Bristol/Somerset – New university chancellor nominated". 23 May 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "ComposersNamesInVariousAlphabetsM PCCC website". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th edition, vol. 1, ed. Peter Townend, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965, p. 511
- ^ "Sir Jeremy Morse received Ad Portas". Winchester College. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th edition, vol. 1, ed. Peter Townend, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965, p. 511
- ^ Bank of England News release retrieved 19 March 2009
- ^ Toniolo, Gianni; Clement, Piet (16 May 2005). Central Bank Cooperation at the Bank for International Settlements, 1930–1973. ISBN 9780521845519. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
{{cite book}}: Missing|author2=(help) - ^ "No. 46444". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1974. p. 3.
- ^ For CJM at 80
- ^ "Listener" Crossword Setters Dinner 1993
- ^ "Sir Jeremy Morse, banker – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Emeritus, Honorary and Wykeham Fellows". Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ List of Honorary Fellows of All Souls
- ^ "Sir Jeremy Morse, banker – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th edition, vol. 1, ed. Peter Townend, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965, p. 511
- ^ BELINDA MARIANNE (MILLS) MORSE
External links
- Cowe, Roger (8 February 2016). "Sir Jeremy Morse obituary: Chairman of Lloyds Bank whose cerebral style was said to have been the model for the TV detective Inspector Morse". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- Childs, Martin (10 February 2016). "Sir Jeremy Morse: Banker who steered Lloyds from the brink of disaster and was the inspiration for Colin Dexter's fictional detective". The Independent. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- "Sir Jeremy Morse: Erudite banker and crossword expert who was the inspiration for the fictional Inspector Morse". The Times. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- 1928 births
- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- Chancellors of the University of Bristol
- Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford
- Fellows of New College, Oxford
- 2016 deaths
- People educated at West Downs School
- People educated at Winchester College
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- People associated with the Bank of England
- English bankers
- Crossword compilers
- Chess composers
- Chairmen of Lloyds Banking Group
- British chairpersons of corporations
- 20th-century English businesspeople