In 1907 he was elected to the London County Council as a Municipal Reformer. From 1918 to 1919 he served as chairman and was an alderman of the council from 1922 to 1934. He served as the vice-chairman of the National Trust during the 1930s, but he declined the chairmanship, because he was not "a great landowner". He placed the Trust's finance committee on a more professional footing; it subsequently fell to his son Mark Norman to chair that committee through the difficult economic circumstances of the 1970s. From 1933 to 1935 he served as vice-chairman of the BBC, and was chairman from 1935 to April, 1939.[3]
Descendantsedit
Norman married Lady Florence Sibell Bridgeman (1877–1959), a daughter of the 4th Earl of Bradford. They had three sons and one daughter:
Brigadier Hugh Norman (1905–1979); father of
Patricia Norman (b. 27 May 1940), former wife of Henry Colum Crichton-Stuart and now wife of the 3rd Baron Kindersley;
Mark Norman (1910–1994), a successful merchant banker;
Richard Norman (1917–1994) who married an Anglo-Spanish aristocrat, descended from the Bourbon duques de Marchena (Dukes of Marchena) themselves descended morganatically from Spanish kings.
Family connectionsedit
Through the Bridgemans, the Normans descended from Ronald Collet Norman and Lady Florence are thus related to several prominent English and Scottish aristocrats including the Duke of Gloucester (whose maternal grandmother was a sister of Lady Florence Norman), the 7th Marquess of Salisbury (whose maternal great-grandmother was another sister), the 9th Duke of Buccleuch (whose paternal grandmother, shared with the Duke of Gloucester, was a sister of Lady Florence), and so forth.
^Genealogy for Mark Edward Cubitt.Lundy, Darryl. "p2837.htm#i28362". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
Lundy, Darryl. "Ronald Collet Norman". The Peerage.[unreliable source] is shown for his marriage and some of his descendants.
Lundy, Darryl. "Lady Florence Sibell Bridgeman". The Peerage.[unreliable source] was the wife of Ronald Collet Norman, and the mother of all his children.
Lundy, Darryl. "Richard Norman". The Peerage.[unreliable source] was the youngest son.
Lundy, Darryl. "Patricia Norman's marriage". The Peerage.[unreliable source] shows one of Ronald Collet Norman's granddaughters, formerly wife of the 3rd Baron Kindersley.
Lundy, Darryl. "Lady Isabella Rachel Stanhope". The Peerage.[unreliable source] is Ronald Collet Norman's great-granddaughter and now The Countess Cawdor.
ronald, collet, norman, this, article, about, banker, politician, chairman, board, governors, other, uses, ronald, norman, disambiguation, november, 1873, december, 1963, banker, administrator, politician, chairman, board, governors, from, 1935, 1939, london, . This article is about the banker politician and chairman of the BBC Board of Governors For other uses see Ronald Norman disambiguation Ronald Collet Norman JP 15 November 1873 5 December 1963 was a banker administrator and politician He was chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC from 1935 to 1939 and of the London County Council from 1918 to 1919 Ronald Collet Norman 1873 1963 Chairman of the BBC City of London Corporation by Glyn Philpot Contents 1 Biography 2 Descendants 3 Family connections 4 SourcesBiography editNorman was the son of Frederick Norman of the Norman family long prominent in banking He was educated at Trinity College Cambridge MA 1901 1 In March 1900 he was appointed an assistant private secretary unpaid to the Conservative Under Secretary of State for War George Wyndham 2 In 1907 he was elected to the London County Council as a Municipal Reformer From 1918 to 1919 he served as chairman and was an alderman of the council from 1922 to 1934 He served as the vice chairman of the National Trust during the 1930s but he declined the chairmanship because he was not a great landowner He placed the Trust s finance committee on a more professional footing it subsequently fell to his son Mark Norman to chair that committee through the difficult economic circumstances of the 1970s From 1933 to 1935 he served as vice chairman of the BBC and was chairman from 1935 to April 1939 3 Descendants editNorman married Lady Florence Sibell Bridgeman 1877 1959 a daughter of the 4th Earl of Bradford They had three sons and one daughter Brigadier Hugh Norman 1905 1979 father of Patricia Norman b 27 May 1940 former wife of Henry Colum Crichton Stuart and now wife of the 3rd Baron Kindersley Mark Norman 1910 1994 a successful merchant banker David Norman Isabella Julia Norman is married to Timothy Nicholas Sean Knatchbull a descendant of Queen Victoria through her great grandson Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Sibyl Margaret Norman 1908 2010 who married 1stly Archibald Edward Cubitt 16 January 1901 13 Feb 1972 they had issue 1 son and 1 surviving daughter Mark Robin Cubitt 13 June 1936 1991 who was father of three sons including Mark Edward Cubitt 5th Baron Ashcombe b 29 February 1964 4 Priscilla Cubitt b 30 May 1941 is the third wife of the 11th Earl of Harrington and they are parents of Lady Isabella Stanhope wife of the 7th Earl Cawdor Richard Norman 1917 1994 who married an Anglo Spanish aristocrat descended from the Bourbon duques de Marchena Dukes of Marchena themselves descended morganatically from Spanish kings Family connections editThrough the Bridgemans the Normans descended from Ronald Collet Norman and Lady Florence are thus related to several prominent English and Scottish aristocrats including the Duke of Gloucester whose maternal grandmother was a sister of Lady Florence Norman the 7th Marquess of Salisbury whose maternal great grandmother was another sister the 9th Duke of Buccleuch whose paternal grandmother shared with the Duke of Gloucester was a sister of Lady Florence and so forth His brother Montagu Norman became a long serving governor of the Bank of England and was elevated to the peerage as the 1st Baron Norman but that title is now extinct Lord Norman having had no issue Both their grandfathers were directors Sources edit University intelligence The Times No 36627 London 2 December 1901 p 6 Court Circular The Times No 36085 London 9 March 1900 p 6 The Times Obituary 7 December 1963 Genealogy for Mark Edward Cubitt Lundy Darryl p2837 htm i28362 The Peerage unreliable source Lundy Darryl Ronald Collet Norman The Peerage unreliable source is shown for his marriage and some of his descendants Lundy Darryl Lady Florence Sibell Bridgeman The Peerage unreliable source was the wife of Ronald Collet Norman and the mother of all his children Lundy Darryl Richard Norman The Peerage unreliable source was the youngest son Lundy Darryl Patricia Norman s marriage The Peerage unreliable source shows one of Ronald Collet Norman s granddaughters formerly wife of the 3rd Baron Kindersley Lundy Darryl Lady Isabella Rachel Stanhope The Peerage unreliable source is Ronald Collet Norman s great granddaughter and now The Countess Cawdor Political officesPreceded byMarquess of Crewe Chairman of the London County Council1918 1919 Succeeded byLord DownhamPreceded byHayes Fisher Chairman of the Finance Committee of London County Council1911 1915 Succeeded byGeorge GoldieMedia officesPreceded byWilliam Bridgeman Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors1935 1939 Succeeded bySir Allan Powell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronald Collet Norman amp oldid 1197598751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,