Background
BOYSON, Rhodes was born on May 11, 1925 in Haslingden, United Kingdom. Parents: Alderman William Boyson and Bertha Boyson (née Barnes).
BOYSON, Rhodes was born on May 11, 1925 in Haslingden, United Kingdom. Parents: Alderman William Boyson and Bertha Boyson (née Barnes).
Haslingden Grammar School. Manchester University. Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Teacher’s Diploma, 1950.
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. London School of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, 1966.
Member of Parliament, since 1974. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, 1979-1983. Minister of State for Social Security, 1983-1984.
Deputy Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. 1984-1986; Minister for Local Government, 1986-1987. Headmaster, Lea Bank School, Lancashire, 1955-1961, Robert Montefiore School, London, 1961-1966, Highbury Grove School, London, 1966-1974.
Methodist
Director, Blacks Leisure, PLC. Consultant, Arc Int.
Spouse Florette MacFarlane, 1971. Children: Marilyn, Diane.