Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison
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Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison (12 April 1914 – 23 March 1992) was a British peer. The son of Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison
, he succeeded the Viscountcy on the death of his brother, who died with no male heir.
He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford
.
He married Kathleen Wand, daughter of Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. John William Charles Wand, on 22 August 1936, with whom he had the following children:
He was in the Civil Service
between 1936 and 1965.
He served as an intelligence officer in the Second World War between 1941 and 1945 as a Flying Officer
with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
.
He was a senior lecturer between 1965 and 1976 in the Polytechnic of Central London
, School of Management Studies, London
.
Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison
Sir Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison KG, PC was a British medical doctor and politician. By turns a liberal and a socialist, he served as Minister of Munitions during the first World War, and was later Minister of Health under David Lloyd George and Leader of the House of Lords under...
, he succeeded the Viscountcy on the death of his brother, who died with no male heir.
He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
.
He married Kathleen Wand, daughter of Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. John William Charles Wand, on 22 August 1936, with whom he had the following children:
- Eleanor Brigit Addison (b. 11 Jun 1938)
- Hon. Caroline Ruth Addison (b. 30 Jul 1942)
- William Matthew Wand Addison, 4th Viscount AddisonWilliam Addison, 4th Viscount AddisonWilliam Matthew Wand Addison, 4th Viscount Addison is a British peer. The son of Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison he succeeded the Viscountcy on the death of his father....
(b. 13 Jun 1945)
He was in the Civil Service
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
between 1936 and 1965.
He served as an intelligence officer in the Second World War between 1941 and 1945 as a Flying Officer
Flying Officer
Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence...
with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve consists of a number of groupings of individual military reservists for the management and operation of the Royal Air Force's Air Training Corps and CCF Air Cadet formations, Volunteer Gliding Squadrons , Air Experience Flights, and also to form the...
.
He was a senior lecturer between 1965 and 1976 in the Polytechnic of Central London
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
, School of Management Studies, London
London
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