Michael Layton, 2nd Baron Layton

Michael John Layton, 2nd Baron Layton (* September 28, 1912, † 23 January 1989) was a founding member and 1983-1989 President of the European- Atlantic Group and an active internationalist.

Biography

Layton was born on 28 September 1912, the son of Walter Layton, 1st Baron Layton. He attended St Paul 's School and Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. In 1938 he married Dorothy, the daughter of Albert Cross. In February 1966, he inherited the title of Baron Layton from his father.

He was a businessman, who worked as a director of several companies, including:

  • The News Chronicle (1950-1960)
  • The Economist (1973-1985)
  • Steel Company of Wales (1967-1977), which was merged with British Steel.

Layton was a member of the metallurgy of the Allied Control Commission in Berlin after the Second World War, later he was a member of the economic sub-committee that founded the OECD in Paris. He was a supporter of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords, where he gave a series of speeches on the steel industry, the economy and international affairs.

Layton died on 23 January 1989 at the age of 76 years. His titles were inherited by his son, Geoffrey Michael Layton, 3rd Baron Layton ( b. 1947 ), who belonged to his father the Committee of European- Atlantic Group.

Swell

  • Dod 's Parliamentary Companion, 1968, 146th Edition, Business Directories Ltd. , Sell 's House, Epsom, Surrey.
  • European- Atlantic Group Reports 1954 - 1989, London; ( Obituary on page 2).
  • Baron ( Layton )
  • Conservative Party Member
  • Member of the House of Lords
  • Born in 1912
  • Died in 1989
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  • Politicians ( 20th century)
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