Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs

Francis Leonard Tombs, Baron Tombs (born 17 May 1924) is an English industrialist and former politician.

He was educated at Elmore Green School, Walsall, and at the University of London.

Tombs had a distinguished career in industry, particularly in electricity generation.[1] He was chairman of the South of Scotland Electricity Board,[2] the Electricity Council[3] and Rolls-Royce.[4]

Tombs was president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers in 1981[5] and became an Honorary Fellow of its successor organisation the Institution of Engineering and Technology in 1991.[6]

Tombs was named chairman of Turner & Newall P.L.C.,[7] Britain's largest manufacturer of asbestos products on 30 November 1982[8] and remained there throughout much of the 1980s.

Knighted in 1978,[9] Tombs was created a life peer on 29 February 1990, as Baron Tombs, of Brailes in the County of Warwickshire.[10][11][12] He was granted a leave of absence in March 2008 which lasted until July 2010.[13][14] Tombs retired from the House of Lords on 31 March 2015.[15]

Lord Tombs has written a memoir, entitled Power Politics: Political Encounters in Industry and Engineering

References

  1. ↑ Tombs, Francis. "Nuclear Energy - 25 Years of Generating Experience". Institution of Engineers, Australia. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  2. ↑ Ham, Adrian; Hall, Robert (2006-02-20). "A way forward for nuclear power" (PDF). Department for Business Innovation and Skills. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  3. ↑ "Nationalised Industries (Accounting Practice): House of Commons debates, 1 August 1978". Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  4. ↑ "Electricity – the key to a UK Energy Policy". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  5. ↑ "Past Presidents of the IEE". Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  6. ↑ "IET Honorary Fellows". Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  7. ↑ Turner & Newall
  8. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/30/business/business-people-turner-newall-appoints-chairman.html
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 47500. p. 3787. 28 March 1978.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51981. p. 1. 29 December 1989. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 52065. p. 2937. 5 March 1990.
  12. ↑ "Lord Tombs". Hansard. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  13. ↑ "House of Lords - Minute". The Stationery Office. 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  14. ↑ House of Lords Journal for 14 July 2008
  15. ↑ http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/retired-lords/ Retired members of the House of Lords


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