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John Sunderland (actor)
John Sunderland may refer to: * John William Sunderland (''c.'' 1896–1945), English Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament for Preston July–November 1945 * Sir John Sunderland (businessman) Sir John Michael Sunderland, (born 24 August 1945) is a British businessman, who was President of the Confederation of British Industry from 2004 to 2006, where his priority was restoring confidence in business after a series of corporate scanda ... (''fl.'' 2000s), President of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) See also * Jon Sunderland, English footballer {{hndis, name=Sunderland, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William Sunderland
John William Sunderland (16 February 1896 – 24 November 1945) was an English Labour Party politician. After serving in the First World War, Sunderland became secretary of the Todmorden Weavers Association, and a member of Lancashire County Council, serving as group leader. He was elected, alongside his Labour colleague Samuel Segal, as member of parliament for Preston at the July 1945 general election, defeating Randolph Churchill and Edward Cobb, but four months later he died suddenly at Barrow, near Whalley, Lancashire, while visiting a children's school, aged 49.''The Times'', 26 November 1945 See also *List of United Kingdom MPs with the shortest service This is an annotated list of the members of the United Kingdom Parliament since 1900 having total service of less than 365 days. ''Nominal service'' is the number of days that elapsed between the declaration (or deemed election) and the date of ... References Sources * * External links * 1896 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sunderland (businessman)
Sir John Michael Sunderland, (born 24 August 1945) is a British businessman, who was President of the Confederation of British Industry from 2004 to 2006, where his priority was restoring confidence in business after a series of corporate scandals. He is the current Chancellor of Aston University. Early life John Sunderland was born on 24 August 1945. His father was Harry Sunderland and his mother, Joyce Farnish, and sister Ann Marie. Sunderland earned a master of arts degree from the University of St Andrews. Career Sunderland joined Cadbury Limited in 1968. He worked on both the confectionery and soft drinks sides of the business, on the Boards of Cadbury Ireland, Cadbury Schweppes South Africa, as a founding Director of the Coca-Cola Schweppes joint venture in 1987, and then as Managing Director of Trebor Bassett. In 1993, he became Managing Director of the Confectionery Stream and a member of the Cadbury Schweppes Board. In September 1996, he was appointed Chief Executive a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |