William Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill

William Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill
Born 13 December 1905
Died 8 September 1993
Alma mater University of Glasgow
Occupation educator and educational administrator

William Picken Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill (13 December 1905 – 8 September 1993) was a British educator and educational administrator who served as general secretary of the Association of Education Committees from 1945 to 1977.

Alexander was born in Paisley, Scotland, and educated at the University of Glasgow. During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force and was promoted on 1 April 1941 to pilot officer.[1] He married Joan Mary Williamson in 1949.[2] Knighted in 1961,[3] he was created a life peer as Baron Alexander of Potterhill, of Paisley in the County of Renfrew, on 2 September 1974.[4]

Lord Alexander of Potterhill died in 1993.

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References

  1. The London Gazette: no. 35151. p. 2520. 2 May 1941. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. The Author's and Writer's Who's Who (4th ed, 1960)
  3. The London Gazette: no. 42274. p. 1015. 10 February 1961.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 46352. p. 7918. 24 September 1974.


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