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Freeman, John Horace, son of Horace Freeman, barrister-at-law, and Beatrice Mary, d. of Albert Craddock, merchant; b. 19 Feb. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (B), non-res. KS 1929; left July 1933; BNC Oxf., matric. 1933, BA 1937, MA 1967, hon. Fellow 1967; an advertising copywriter and dir. Ashley Courtenay Ltd 1937-40; Coldstream Guards 1940-5 (Maj.); served Middle East, N. Africa, Italy and NW Europe; MBE (Mil.) Nov. 1943, Croix de Guerre 1944; MP (Lab.) Watford 1945-55; PPS to Sec. of State for War 1945-6; Financial Sec. War Office 1946, Parly Under Sec. of State 1947; Parly Sec. Min. of Supply 1947-51; a journalist and broadcaste 1951-65; asst Editor New Statesman 1951-58, dep. Editor 1958-60, Editor 1961-5; HM Diplomatic Service 1965-71; British High Commissioner to India 1965-8; PC 1966; HM Ambassador to USA 1969-71; chairman LWT 1971-84, LWT (Holdings) plc and subsidiaries including Hutchinson Ltd, publishers, 1976-84; chairman ITN 1976-81; governor Brit. Film Inst. 1976- 82, chairman 1976-8; trustee Reuters 1984-8; visiting Prof. of lnternational Relations Univ. of California, Davis, USA, 1985-; m. 1st 6 Aug. 1938 Elizabeth Allen, d. of Douglas Johnston of Woking; 2nd 1948 Margaret Ista Mabel Abbott; 3rd 1962 Catherine, d. of Harold Dove Carroll; 4th 1976 Judith, d. of Denis Holden Mitchell, film producer; d. 20 Dec. 2014.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1919 to Election 1989, Volume 4, compiled by F.E. Pagan and H.E. Pagan, Padstow, 1992