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     Ian Winterbottom, Baron Winterbottom was born on 6 April 1913.² He was the son of George Harold Winterbottom and Georgina McLeod.² He married, firstly, Rosemary Wills in 1939.³ He and Rosemary Wills were divorced in 1944.³ He married, secondly, Ira Munk in 1944.³ He died on 4 July 1992 at age 79.¹
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England.³ He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for Nottingham Central between 1950 and 1955.³ He was created Baron Winterbottom, of Clopton in the County of Northamptonshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 14 May 1965.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Royal Navy between 1966 and 1967.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Public Building and Works between 1967 and 1968.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Royal Air Force between 1968 and 1970.³

     John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden was born on 26 June 1906 at Swindon, Wiltshire, England.² He was the son of George Wolfenden and Emily Gaukroger.² He married Eileen Le Mesurier Spilsbury, daughter of Alfred John Spilsbury, on 10 September 1932.² He died on 18 January 1985 at age 78.¹
     He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹ He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He held the office of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading in 1950.² He was director of principal librarian of the British Museum between 1969 and 1973.² He was created Baron Wolfenden, of Westcott in Surrey [U.K. Life Peer] on 12 July 1974.¹

     Leonard Gordon Wolfson, Baron Wolfson was born on 11 November 1927.² He was the son of Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Bt. and Edith Specterman.³ He married, firstly, Ruth Sterling, daughter of Ernest A Sterling, on 14 November 1949.² He and Ruth Sterling were divorced in 1991.² He married, secondly, Estelle Feldman on 1 September 1991.² He died on 20 May 2010 at age 82.⁴
     He was educated at King's School, Worcestershire, England^G.² He was managing director of GUS between 1963 and 1981.² He was President of the Jewish Welfare Board between 1972 and 1982.² He was appointed Knight in 1977.² He was chairman of GUS between 1981 and 1996.² He was created Baron Wolfson, of Marylebone in the City of Westminster [U.K. Life Peer] on 13 June 1985.¹ He was Trustee of the Imperial War Museum between 1988 and 1994.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Wolfson [U.K., 1962] in 1991.² He lived in 2003 at 8 Queen Anne Street, London, England.² On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.⁵

     David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale was born on 3 November 1935 at Willesden, London, England.^2,3 He was the son of Charles K. Wolfson and Hylda D. Jarvis.⁴ He married, firstly, Patricia Elizabeth Rawlings, Baroness Rawlings, daughter of Louis Rawlings and Mary Boas de Winter, in 1962.³ He and Patricia Elizabeth Rawlings, Baroness Rawlings were divorced in 1967.³ He married, secondly, Susan E. Davis, daughter of Hugh Davis, in 1967.² He and Susan E. Davis were divorced before 2018.⁵ He married Alicia Trevor in 2018.⁵ He died on 10 March 2021 at age 85.⁵
     He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England.³ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1956 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He graduated from Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.^G, in 1959 with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)³ He was with GUS between 1960 and 1978.⁶ He was Prime Minister's Chief of Staff between 1979 and 1985.⁵ He was chairman of Alexon Group between 1982 and 1986.⁶ He was appointed Knight in 1984.⁶ He was chairman of Next plc between 1985 and 1987.⁶ He was created Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale, of Trevose in the County of Cornwall [U.K. Life Peer] on 26 March 1991.¹ He was with GUS in 1993.⁶

     Harold Woolley, Baron Woolley was born on 6 February 1905.² He was the son of William Woolley.² He married, firstly, Martha Annie Jeffs, daughter of William Jeffs, in 1926.² He married, secondly, Hazell Eileen Jones, daughter of Thomas Archer Jones, in 1937.² He died on 21 July 1986 at age 81.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He was educated at Blackburn Grammar School, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.² He was educated at Woodhouse Grove School, Yorkshire, England.² He was educated at Lancashire School of Agriculture, Preston, Lancashire, England.² He was vice-president of N.F.U. of England and Wales in 1948.² He was deputy president of N.F.U. of England and Wales between 1949 and 1950.² He was chairman of Employers' Representatives Agriculture Wages Board for England and Wales between 1950 and 1957.² He was chairman of Agricultural Apprenticeship Council of England and Wales between 1951 and 1960.² He was vice-president of N.F.U. of England and Wales in 1955.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1958.¹ He was chairman of N.F.U. of England and Wales between 1960 and 1966.² He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1964.² He was created Baron Woolley, of Hatton in the County Palatine of Cheshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 18 January 1967.¹

     Kenneth John Woolmer, Baron Woolmer of Leeds was born on 25 April 1940.² He is the son of Joseph William Woolmer and Gertrude Mary (?)² He married Janice Chambers in 1991.²
     He was educated at Kettering Grammar School, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.² He was educated at Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.² He was teacher in 1963 at Friern Road School, London, England.² He was lecturer between 1963 and 1966 at Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.² He was lecturer between 1966 and 1968 at University of Ahmadu Bello, Zaria, Nigeria.² He was lecturer between 1968 and 1979 at Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.² He held the office of Member of Leeds City Council between 1970 and 1978.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for Batley and Morley between 1979 and 1983.² He was principal of Halton Gill Associates, government relations consultants between 1979 and 1997.² He was Director of Master of Business Administration Programmes between 1991 and 1997 at Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.² He was Dean of Leeds Business School between 1997 and 2000 at Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.² He was created Baron Woolmer of Leeds, of Leeds in the County of West Yorkshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 3 August 1999.¹ He was director of Thornfield Properties plc in 2000.²

     Barbara Frances Adam, Baroness Wootton of Abinger was born on 14 April 1897.³ She was the daughter of James Adam and Adela Marion Kensington.³ She married, firstly, John Wesley Wootton, son of Arthur Wootton, on 5 September 1917.³ She married, secondly, George Percival Wright, son of Thomas Wright, on 4 July 1935.³ She died on 11 July 1988 at age 91.¹
     She was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.)¹ She was educated at Perse School for Girls, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.³ She graduated from Girton College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ From 5 September 1917, her married name became Wootton.³ She was director of studies and lecturer in economics between 1920 and 1922 at Girton College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.³ She was resident officer, TUC and Labour Party Research Department between 1922 and 1925.³ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for London in 1926.³ She was principal between 1926 and 1927 at Morley College for Working Men and Women.³ From 4 July 1935, her married name became Wright.¹ She was professor of social studies between 1948 and 1952 at London University, London, England.³ She was governor of the BBC between 1950 and 1956.³ She was created Baroness Wootton of Abinger, of Abinger Common in the County of Surrey [U.K. Life Peer] on 8 August 1958.¹

     Lewis Tatham Wright, Baron Wright of Ashton-under-Lyne was born on 11 October 1903.² He married Kathleen Firth, daughter of Squire Firth, in 1933.² He died on 16 September 1974 at age 70.¹
     He was given the name of Lewis Tatham Styles at birth.¹ He was General Secretary of the Amalgamated Weavers' Association between 1953 and 1968.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1964.² He was chairman of the TUC between 1967 and 1968.² He was created Baron Wright of Ashton-under-Lyne, of Ashton-under-Lyne in the County Palatine of Lancaster [U.K. Life Peer] on 22 January 1968.¹

     Patrick Richard Henry Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond was born on 28 June 1931.² He was the son of Herbert H. S. Wright and Rachel Green.² He married Virginia Anne Gaffney, daughter of Captain Edward Desmond Gaffney and Irene Mary Travers, in 1958.² He died on 6 March 2020 at age 88.³
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1950 and 1951 in the Royal Artillery.² He was educated at Merton College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He was with the Foreign Office between 1955 and 1991.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1974.² He held the office of Ambassador to Luxembourg between 1977 and 1979.² He held the office of Ambassador to Syria between 1979 and 1981.² He held the office of Deputy Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office between 1982 and 1984.² He held the office of Ambassador to Saudia Arabia between 1984 and 1986.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1989.¹ He was director of Barclays Bank between 1991 and 1996.² He was director of Unilever between 1991 and 1996.² He held the office of Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office between 1991 and 1999.² He was director of De La Rue between 1991 and 2000.² He was director of BP between 1991 and 2000.² He was director of BAA between 1992 and 1998.² He was created Baron Wright of Richmond, of Richmond upon Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames [U.K. Life Peer] on 10 February 1994.¹

     Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, V.C. was born on 9 February 1838 at Cressing, Essex, England^G.¹ He was the son of Reverend Sir John Page Wood, 2nd Bt. and Emma Caroline Michell.³ He married Hon. Mary Paulina Anne Southwell, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Arthur Francis Southwell and Mary Anne Agnes Dillon, on 19 September 1867.⁴ He died on 2 December 1919 at age 81 at Harlow, Essex, England^G.¹ He was buried at Aldershot Military Cemetery, Aldershot, Hampshire, England^G.¹
     Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, V.C. usually went by his middle name of Evelyn.⁴ He gained the rank of Midshipman in the Naval Brigade.⁵ He fought in the Crimean War.² On 18 June 1855 he was severely wounded in scaling-ladder party of Naval Brigade before Sebastopol in attack on Redan.⁴ He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Navy (R.N.)⁴ He was awarded the Crimean Medal.⁴ He gained the rank of officer in the 90th Regiment.⁴ He fought in the Indian Mutiny in 1857.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 17th Lancers.¹ He fought in the Indian Mutiny in 1859.⁵ He was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 4 September 1860, for his actions on 29 September 1859.¹ He fought in the Ashanti War.² He was a barrister at Middle Temple in 1874.⁴ He fought in the Zulu War.² He fought in the First Boer War in 1883.² He was commander of the E District troops of Colchester between 1886 and 1888.⁴ He fought in the Mahdist War.² He was commander of the troops at Aldershot between 1888 and 1893.⁴ He gained the rank of Quarter-Master General (Q.M.G.) between 1893 and 1897.⁴ He gained the rank of Adjutant-General (Adj.-Gen.) between 1897 and 1901.⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)¹ He was commander of the Second Army Corps District between 1901 and 1904.⁴ He gained the rank of Field Marshal.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.⁴ He wrote the book From Midshipman to Field Marshal, published 1906, auto-biography.⁵ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.⁴ He was awarded the Knight, Order of Medjidie.⁴ He held the office of Gold Stick between 1907 and 1919.⁴ He held the office of Constable of the Tower of London between 1911 and 1919.⁵ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)⁴ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Essex.⁴