Archibald Jamieson
Sir Archibald Jamieson | |
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| Born | Archibald George Auldjo Jamieson 13 May 1884 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 23 October 1959 Westminster, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | businessman, soldier |
| Relatives | George Auldjo Jamieson (father) Ernest Auldjo Jamieson (brother) David Auldjo Jamieson, VC (son) |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Sir Archibald George Auldjo Jamieson KBE MC (13 May 1884 – 23 October 1959) was a Scottish businessman and British Army soldier. He was chairman of the British arms and aircraft company Vickers during World War II.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Jamieson was born in Edinburgh, one of eight children born to George Auldjo Jamieson and his second wife, Susan Helena (née Oliphant). He was the youngest of six sons; the architect Ernest Auldjo Jamieson was his elder brother.[2]
His father, a significant figure in Scottish accountancy, was a senior partner in the Edinburgh accountancy firm Lindsay, Jamieson, and Haldane, and a councillor in the city.[3] Several other members of his family were also accountants. His mother was the daughter of Robert Oliphant of Rossie.[2]
Jamieson was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.[1]
Career
[edit]Jamieson trained as an accountant[4] and was apprenticed as a law clerk in 1901.[5] He served during the First World War, being mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross.[1]
Jamieson became a director of armaments company Vickers in 1928 and chairman in 1937;[6][7] in the late 1930s, he helped integrate the main firm more closely with its subsidiaries, increasing production in the run-up to World War II.[8]
Marriage and family
[edit]In 1917, Jamieson married Doris Pearce, daughter of Henry Pearce, RN; the couple had two sons and two daughters; their eldest son was David Auldjo Jamieson who was awarded the VC in 1944 during the Second World War.[9]
Their other son, Gerald James "Jerrie" (died 1992), married in 1957 to Lady Mariegold Fitzalan-Howard, daughter of the 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop and sister of the 17th Duke of Norfolk.[10] Their daughter Dinah Susan married the 4th Baron Tollemache in 1939 and was the mother of John Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache.[11]
Jamieson was knighted (KBE) in 1946. Lady Jamieson died in 1947. In 1956, he remarried, to Margretta Stroup Austin. He died three years later, in 1959, at his home at 6 Smith Square, Westminster.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Obituary: Sir Archibald Jamieson". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 24 October 1959. p. 8.
- ^ a b Previts, Gary J.; Bricker, Robert (12 April 2006). Seekers of Truth: The Scottish Founders of Modern Public Accountancy. Emerald Group Publishing. pp. 179–182. ISBN 978-0-7623-1298-6. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Captain D. Jamieson, V.C.: Member of Edinburgh Family". The Scotsman. 28 October 1944. p. 3.
- ^ "MR. A. A. Jamieson". The Observer. 13 March 1938. p. 2.
- ^ 1901 Scotland Census
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (12 May 2001). "David Jamieson, 80, Winner Of Top British Medal for Valor". New York Times.
- ^ Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. (22 April 2004). Dudley Docker: The Life and Times of a Trade Warrior. p. 176. ISBN 9780521894005.
- ^ Ritchie, Sebastian (1997). Industry and Air Power: The Expansion of British Aircraft Production, 1935-41. Routledge. pp. 85–86. ISBN 9780714647241.
- ^ "Major David Jamieson VC obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 8 May 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3049. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ Mosley 2003, p. 4049