William Stuttaford
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Sir
William Royden Stuttaford KBE
, (born 21 November 1928, died 2 January 1999) was a British
stockbroker, business man and Conservative
activist, a President of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations
.
, Holt
, and Trinity College, Oxford
.
into the 10th Royal Hussars in 1952, then took up a career as a stockbroker and was a member of the London Stock Exchange
from 1959 to 1992, Chairman of Framlington Unit Management from 1974 to 1987 and of the Framlington Group from 1983 to 1989. He was also Senior Partner of Laurence, Prust & Co., from 1983 to 1986, a Director of Brown Shipley Holdings, 1990–1993, of Towry Law, 1993–1998, and Chairman of the Unit Trust
Association, 1987–89, and a Director of Amvescap (formerly Invesco) plc, 1993–1998.
, Stuttaford was Chairman of the Conservative Political Centre from 1978 to 1981, of the Eastern Area Conservative Council from 1986 to 1989, Joint Vice-Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations
from 1991 to 1994 and finally NUCUA's President in 1994–1995.
Curteis).
He was a member of the Cavalry and Guards Club
.
At the time of his death, he lived at Moulshams Manor, Great Wigborough
, near Colchester
, Essex
.
Sir
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William Royden Stuttaford KBE
Order of the British Empire
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, (born 21 November 1928, died 2 January 1999) was a British
United Kingdom
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stockbroker, business man and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
activist, a President of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations
National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations
The National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations was a federation of the voluntary wing of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom....
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Early life
Born in 1928, the son of Dr William Joseph Edward Stuttaford and his wife Mary Marjorie Dean, Stuttaford was educated at Gresham's SchoolGresham's School
Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school in Holt in North Norfolk, England, a member of the HMC.The school was founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham as a free grammar school for forty boys, following King Henry VIII's dissolution of the Augustinian priory at Beeston Regis...
, Holt
Holt, Norfolk
Holt is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town is north of the city of Norwich, west of Cromer and east of King's Lynn. The town is on the route of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham where access to the...
, and Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
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Career
He was commissioned as a second lieutenantSecond Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
into the 10th Royal Hussars in 1952, then took up a career as a stockbroker and was a member of the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
from 1959 to 1992, Chairman of Framlington Unit Management from 1974 to 1987 and of the Framlington Group from 1983 to 1989. He was also Senior Partner of Laurence, Prust & Co., from 1983 to 1986, a Director of Brown Shipley Holdings, 1990–1993, of Towry Law, 1993–1998, and Chairman of the Unit Trust
Unit trust
A unit trust is a form of collective investment constituted under a trust deed.Found in Australia, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia and the UK, unit trusts offer access to a wide range of securities....
Association, 1987–89, and a Director of Amvescap (formerly Invesco) plc, 1993–1998.
Political life
For much of his life an active member of the Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, Stuttaford was Chairman of the Conservative Political Centre from 1978 to 1981, of the Eastern Area Conservative Council from 1986 to 1989, Joint Vice-Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations
National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations
The National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations was a federation of the voluntary wing of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom....
from 1991 to 1994 and finally NUCUA's President in 1994–1995.
Private life
In 1958, Stuttaford married firstly Sarah Jane Legge, and they had two sons and two daughters. In 1974, he married secondly Susan d'Esterre Grahame (néeNEE
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Curteis).
He was a member of the Cavalry and Guards Club
Guards' Club
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At the time of his death, he lived at Moulshams Manor, Great Wigborough
Great Wigborough
Great Wigborough is a village in the Colchester borough of Essex, England, and forms part of the Winstred Hundred civil parish.-References:...
, near Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
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