He was a son of Lt-Col. James Knights Trench, managing director of the Sandoz Chemical Company Limited and Grace Sim of Bradford.[1] He was educated privately, at the London School of Economics, London University and St John’s College, Cambridge where he was awarded a BSc (Econ.) Hons. He married, in 1940, Mary St Clair Morford. They had one son and one daughter. Mary died in 2004. He was awarded an OBE in 1945, a CBE in 1964 and he was knighted in 1979.[2]
Second World Waredit
He served in The Queen’s Royal Regiment from 1939–46. He was at the Battle of Dunkirk. He went on a special mission to Italy. In 1944 he was on Field-Marshal Montgomery's staff.[3] He reached the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Political careeredit
At the age of 27 he was Liberal candidate for the Bradford Central Division of West Yorkshire at the 1945 General Election, finishing third. He did not stand for parliament again.[4] The Liberal Party in Bradford had been dominated by the Liberal Nationals who favoured close co-operation with the Conservative party. However Trench was opposed to this arrangement and stood against a Conservative candidate. He openly criticised those Liberal Nationals who aligned themselves with the Conservatives.[5]
He served as a Justice of the Peace in Inner London from 1963–1971. He was a part-time Member of the National Board for Prices and Incomes from 1965–68.[6]
Professional careeredit
He went into the building and construction business, running a string of construction companies. He was a member of the Chartered Institute of Building. He was Director of the National Federation of Building Trades Employers from 1959–64.[7]
Referencesedit
^The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 16 April 1945
^‘TRENCH, Sir Peter (Edward)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007 accessed 19 January 2014
^The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 23 June 1945
^‘TRENCH, Sir Peter (Edward)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007 accessed 19 January 2014
^‘TRENCH, Sir Peter (Edward)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007 accessed 19 January 2014
peter, edward, trench, june, 1918, september, 2006, british, developer, liberal, party, politician, contents, background, second, world, political, career, professional, career, references, external, linksbackground, edithe, james, knights, trench, managing, d. Sir Peter Edward Trench CBE TD JP 16 June 1918 10 September 2006 was a British developer and Liberal Party politician Contents 1 Background 2 Second World War 3 Political career 4 Professional career 5 References 6 External linksBackground editHe was a son of Lt Col James Knights Trench managing director of the Sandoz Chemical Company Limited and Grace Sim of Bradford 1 He was educated privately at the London School of Economics London University and St John s College Cambridge where he was awarded a BSc Econ Hons He married in 1940 Mary St Clair Morford They had one son and one daughter Mary died in 2004 He was awarded an OBE in 1945 a CBE in 1964 and he was knighted in 1979 2 Second World War editHe served in The Queen s Royal Regiment from 1939 46 He was at the Battle of Dunkirk He went on a special mission to Italy In 1944 he was on Field Marshal Montgomery s staff 3 He reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel Political career editAt the age of 27 he was Liberal candidate for the Bradford Central Division of West Yorkshire at the 1945 General Election finishing third He did not stand for parliament again 4 The Liberal Party in Bradford had been dominated by the Liberal Nationals who favoured close co operation with the Conservative party However Trench was opposed to this arrangement and stood against a Conservative candidate He openly criticised those Liberal Nationals who aligned themselves with the Conservatives 5 He served as a Justice of the Peace in Inner London from 1963 1971 He was a part time Member of the National Board for Prices and Incomes from 1965 68 6 Professional career editHe went into the building and construction business running a string of construction companies He was a member of the Chartered Institute of Building He was Director of the National Federation of Building Trades Employers from 1959 64 7 References edit The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 16 April 1945 TRENCH Sir Peter Edward Who Was Who A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc 2007 online edn Oxford University Press December 2007 accessed 19 January 2014 The Times House of Commons 1945 British parliamentary election results 1918 1949 Craig F W S The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 23 June 1945 TRENCH Sir Peter Edward Who Was Who A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc 2007 online edn Oxford University Press December 2007 accessed 19 January 2014 TRENCH Sir Peter Edward Who Was Who A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc 2007 online edn Oxford University Press December 2007 accessed 19 January 2014External links editIain Dale s Blogspot http iaindale blogspot co uk 2006 09 quiz question of day html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Edward Trench amp oldid 1083158951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
