Middlemas, Keith (May 2006). "O'Brien, Leslie Kenneth, Baron O'Brien of Lothbury (1908–1995)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60373. Retrieved 6 November 2009. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
leslie, brien, baron, brien, lothbury, australian, cricketer, leslie, brien, cricketer, leslie, kenneth, brien, baron, brien, lothbury, february, 1908, november, 1995, governor, bank, england, right, honourablethe, lord, brien, lothburygbe, pcportrait, walter,. For the Australian cricketer see Leslie O Brien cricketer Leslie Kenneth O Brien Baron O Brien of Lothbury GBE PC 8 February 1908 24 November 1995 was Governor of the Bank of England The Right HonourableThe Lord O Brien of LothburyGBE PCPortrait by Walter Bird 1967Governor of the Bank of EnglandIn office 1 July 1966 30 June 1973Preceded byThe Earl of CromerSucceeded byGordon RichardsonPersonal detailsBornLeslie Kenneth O Brien 1908 02 08 8 February 1908Dulwich LondonDied24 November 1995 1995 11 24 aged 87 Redhill Surrey EnglandResting placeTandridge Surrey EnglandNationalityBritishOccupationBankerAfter attending Wandsworth Grammar School in London he joined the Bank of England in 1927 and rose through the ranks becoming chief cashier in 1955 deputy governor in 1966 before serving as governor from 1966 until 1973 1 As governor O Brien presided over the devaluation of the pound in 1967 He became a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1967 2 and was appointed to the Privy Council in 1970 3 Following his retirement as governor in 1973 he was created a life peer as Baron O Brien of Lothbury of the City of London 4 He married firstly Isabelle Pickett 1908 1987 in 1932 and secondly Marjorie Taylor born 1923 in 1989 He died in Tandridge Surrey in 1995 Contents 1 Arms 2 Footnotes 3 References 4 External linksArms editCoat of arms of Leslie O Brien Baron O Brien of Lothbury nbsp nbsp Coronet A Coronet of a Baron Crest In front of two Keys in saltire Azure a Needle point downwards proper threaded Gules Escutcheon Gules bezanty three lions passant guardant in pale each per pale Or and Argent Supporters On either side a Lion guardant per fess Or and Argent in the mouth a Key Or standing upon a Heap of Coins Or and Argent Motto Calm in AdversityFootnotes edit Who Was Who 1991 1995 A amp C Black London 1996 ISBN 0 7136 4496 6 No 44210 The London Gazette Supplement 30 December 1966 p 10 No 44999 The London Gazette Supplement 30 December 1969 p 1 No 45930 The London Gazette 16 March 1973 p 3513 References editMiddlemas Keith 27 November 1995 Obituary Lord O Brien of Lothbury The Independent Retrieved 6 November 2009 Middlemas Keith May 2006 O Brien Leslie Kenneth Baron O Brien of Lothbury 1908 1995 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 60373 Retrieved 6 November 2009 subscription or UK public library membership required External links editObituary Lord O Brien of Lothbury from The IndependentGovernment officesPreceded byThe Earl of Cromer Governor of the Bank of England1966 1973 Succeeded byGordon Richardson nbsp This biography of a life peer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leslie O 27Brien Baron O 27Brien of Lothbury amp oldid 1115747209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
