Background
Ironside, Lord Edmund Oslac was born on September 21, 1924 in Camberley, Surrey, England. Son of William Edmund and Mariot Ysabel (Cheyne) Ironside.
Ironside, Lord Edmund Oslac was born on September 21, 1924 in Camberley, Surrey, England. Son of William Edmund and Mariot Ysabel (Cheyne) Ironside.
Student, Tonbridge (England) School.
Commissioned midshipman Royal Navy, 1942, advanced through grades to lieutenant, retired, 1952. Manager Marconi Company, Chelmsford, England, 1952-1959, English Electric Computers Ltd., London, 1959-1964. General manager Cryosystems Ltd., 1964-1968.
London manager International Research and Development Company, 1968-1984. Coordinator defense Northern Engineering Industries, London, 1985-1987, Rolls Royce Industrial Power Group, London, 1987-1989. Defense consultant Rolls-Royce, 1989-1995.
Deputy chairman Parliamentary and Science Committee, London, 1974-1977, vice president, 1977-1980, 84-87. Honorary secretary All Party Defense Study Group, London, 1991-1995, chairman, 1995-1999. Member Court of City University, 1975-1997, Court Essex University, since 1973.
Fellow City and Guilds Institute. Member Electric Vehicle Association (president 1976-1983), Euoropean Electric Road Vehicle Association (president 1978-1980), Worshipful Company of Skinners (master 1981-1982), Royal Ocean Racing Club.
Married Audrey Marigold Morgan-Grenville, April 29, 1950. Children: Charles Edmund Grenville, Fiona Georgina Ironside Jack.