Oliver McGregor, Baron McGregor of Durris
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Oliver Ross McGregor, Baron McGregor of Durris (25 August 1921 – 10 November 1997), born Durris, Kincardineshire. He married Nell Weate in 1944 and had three sons with her. McGregor was created a life peer on 9 February 1978 taking the title Baron McGregor of Durris, of Hampstead in Greater London.[1]
Academic career
- 1945-47 Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer in Economic History, Hull University
- 1947-60 Lecturer, Bedford College, London University
- 1959-60 Simon Senior Research Fellow, Manchester University
- 1960-64 Reader, London University
- 1964-85 Professor of Social Institutions, London University
- 1964-77 Head of Department of Sociology, Bedford College, London University
- 1972-75 Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford University
Public life
- 1975-77 Chairman, Royal Commission on the Press
- 1977-? Chairman, Reuter's Founders' Share Company
- 1980-90 Chairman, Advertising Standards Authority
- 1991-94 Chairman, Press Complaints Commission
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 47463. p. 1933. 14 February 1978.
External links
- Obituary: Lord McGregor of Durris, The Independent, 12 November 1997
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