Edwin McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of Moffat
Robert Edwin McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of Moffat of Medmenham in the County of Buckinghamshire 5th Bt Kt ( born April 23, 1907 † 7 January 1990) was a British entrepreneur, who in 1980 as a Life Peer because of the Life peerages Act 1958 Member the House of Lords was.
Life
Origin and career
McAlpine was a grandson of Robert McAlpine, who founded in 1869 at the age of 22 years, today's engineering firm and construction company Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Ltd. and the July 2, 1918, the dignity of the 1st Baronet McAlpine of Knott Park, in the County of Surrey was awarded. His father William Hepburn McAlpine was the fifth child. He even went after visiting the Oundle School, a famous boarding school in Oundle, 1925 as the age of eighteen is also in the family business and was in the 1950s one of the partners.
In 1955, he was Executive Vice President and 1959 Chairman of the Nuclear Power Plant Co, for which the company in the period following seven nuclear power plants in Great Britain Sir Robert McAlpine built and Sons Ltd.. Addition was McAlpine, who was beaten on January 1, 1963, Knight Bachelor, and since then the additional name "Sir" led, 1963-1973 and Chairman of British Nuclear Associates, and 1967-1977 of the London luxury hotels Dorchester Hotel.
House of Lords member and Baronet
By Letters Patent of 21 February 1980 McAlpine was raised due to the Life peerages Act 1958 as Life peer with the title Baron McAlpine of Moffat of Medmenham in the County of Buckinghamshire to the peerage, and was until his death in the House of Lords as Member of. Its official launch ( House of Lords ) was carried out on 27 February 1980 with the support of William McFadzean, Baron McFadzean and John Hunt, Baron Hunt of Fawley.
After the death of his childless deceased older brother Thomas George Bishop McAlpine, 4th Baronet, 5 April 1983 McAlpine inherited as his successor also the title of 5th Baronet McAlpine of Knott Park, in the County of Surrey.
Family
From its closed on December 8, 1930 marriage to Ella Mary Gardner Garnett four children. His eldest son William McAlpine followed him after his death as 6th Baronet, while the second-born son Alistair McAlpine by Letters Patent dated 2 February 1984 as a life peer with the Baron McAlpine of West Green, of West Green in the County of Hampshire also member of the House of Lords was.
His daughter Patricia Garnett McAlpine was married from 1950 to 2003 with Robin Sandbach Borwick, a son of Robert Geoffrey Borwick, 3rd Baron Borwick. From this marriage three children including Geoffrey Robert James Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick today, of Hawkshead emerged, in the County of Lancaster.
The youngest son David Malcolm McAlpine is also active as a director of Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Ltd..