Rowland Wright Explained

Rowland Wright
Honorific Prefix:Sir
Honorific Suffix:CBE
Office:6th Chancellor of the Queen's University, Belfast
Term Start:1984
Term End:1991
Predecessor:Lord Ashby of Brandon
Successor:Sir David Orr
Birth Date:4 October 1915
Birth Place:Northampton, England
Death Place:Lewes, East Sussex, England

Sir Rowland Sydney Wright CBE (4 October 1915[1] – 14 June 1991) was a British industrialist who served as Chancellor of the Queen's University, Belfast between 1984–91.[2]

He was born in Northampton.[3] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1970 New Year Honours. He was knighted in the 1976 Birthday Honours for his service to export as Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries.

He died in Lewes, East Sussex, aged 75.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. Web site: New Chancellor - QUB . Daro.qub.ac.uk . 19 September 2015.
  3. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  4. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  5. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995