Background
Butterworth, Baron John Blackstock was born on March 13, 1918 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, England. Son of John William and Florence (Blackstock) Butterworth.
Butterworth, Baron John Blackstock was born on March 13, 1918 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, England. Son of John William and Florence (Blackstock) Butterworth.
Master of Arts, Queen's College Oxford, 1939. Doctor in Civil Law (honorary), University Liena Leone, 1976. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Aston, Birmingham, England, 1985.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Warwick, England, 1986.
Fellow New College, Oxford, 1946-1963, bursar, 1956-1963. 1st vice chancellor University Warwick, 1963-1985. Managing trustee Nuffield Foundation, 1964-1985, trustee, 1985-2001.
Justice of the Peace, Coventry, England, 1963-1988. President Foundation for Science and Technology, 1998. Board governors Royal Shakespeare Theatre, since 1964.
Honorary bencher Lincoln's Inn, 1989. Deputy lieutenant West Midlands, since 1974.
Married Doris Crawford Elder, March 4, 1948. Children: Anna, John, Laura.