Background
The son of Sir Robert Waley Cohen and Alice (née Beddington), Waley-Cohen was educated at Clifton College where he was a member of Polack"s House.
The son of Sir Robert Waley Cohen and Alice (née Beddington), Waley-Cohen was educated at Clifton College where he was a member of Polack"s House.
Clifton College; Magdalene College.
He was the 633rd Lord Mayor of London, elected in 1960. He was an Alderman City of London for Portsoken Ward, 1949-1984. Sheriff of London, 1955-1956.
Lord Mayor of London, 1960-1961.
One of the Lieutenants, City of London, 1949-1991. He was a director of the Palestine Corporation, founded in 1922 by a number British businessmen to promote economic development in the British mandate of Palestine.
He was Treasurer 1962-1970, Vice-Chairman 1970 and Chairman, 1971-1980. Waley-Cohen married the Honorary
Joyce Constance Ina, daughter of Harry Nathan, 1st Baron Nathan (1920-2013).
They had four children:
Rosalind Burdon (married to businessman and former politician Philip Burdon)
Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen
Joanna Waley-Cohen
Robert Waley-Cohen
Their grandson is the amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen.
Waley-Cohen was a member of the College Committee of University College London, 1953-1980.