Background
ORR-EWING, OrrEwing was born on February 10, 1912. Parents: the late Archibald Ian Orr-Ewing.
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OrrEwing ORR-EWING
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Harrow; Trinity College, Oxford, Master of Arts (Physics).
Career
Member of Parliament (Cons.), Hendon North, 1950-1970. Parliamentary Private Secretary to Right Honourable Sir Walter Monckton, Ministry of Labour and National Service, 1951-1955. Joint Secretary, 1922 Committee, 1956, Executive, 1964-1966.
Vice-Chairman, 1966-1970. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Air, 1957-1959. Parly and Financial Secretary to Admiralty, 1959.
Civil Lord of the Admiralty, 1959-1963. Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology, 1967-1969. Member, House of Lords, 1971.
Vice-Chairman, Association, of Conservative Peers, 1978-1986. Chartered engineer and co. director, fellow, Institut, of Electrical Engineers. British Broadcasting Corporation TV service, 1938-1939, 49.
RAFVR 1939-1946; Chief Radar Officer SHAEF, 1945. Gov Imperial College, of Science, 1951-1957. Pres, and Chairman, Electronic Eng Association, 1969-1970.
Chairman, Metrication Board, 1972-1977.
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C of E
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Spouse Joan Helen (née McMinnies), 1939. Children: four s.
