Background
Kidson was born in Belgravia, London. His parents separated when he was an infant and his father died a few years later.
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Michael Kidson
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Career
Among Kidson"s pupils was David Cameron. Kidson served in the King"s Shropshire Light Infantry as a national service officer, then went up to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he read economics and history. In 1956 he joined Shell as a graduate trainee but soon moved into teaching, initially at Papplewick, a private school, and then at Eton.
He retired in 1994.
He was notable for his competence and for his exceptional ability to engage the minds of his students. Commenting on Kidson, David Cameron said: "If he caught you napping, he’d throw this block of wood at your head Health and safety means you can’t do this anymore.”.
