John Denison-Pender, 2nd Baron Pender
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John Jocelyn Denison-Pender, 2nd Baron Pender CBE
(26 January 1907 – 21 March 1965) was a British
civil servant and baron.
Magdalen College, Oxford.Deputy Chief General Manager Cable and Wireless 1933.
General Manager Cable and Wireless 1935. President of The Royal Albert Hall
1952-1965.
Governor Cable & Wireless
(Holdings) 1964. Vice-Chairman Board of Governors Charing Cross Hospital
, London. Director Direct Spanish Telegraph Company Ltd, Finance Director, Commercial Union Assurance, now known as Aviva
. Joint Managing Director Cable and Wireless 1945-46, resigned on nationalisation of company. In 1946 the C&W board petitioned Select Committees of both Commons and Lords against the nationalisation of the company.
In 1940 the Cable and Wireless 'Board of Management', working with the Post Office, introduced Expeditionary Force Messages (EFMs) which became the key communication for soldiers sending messages home and vice versa; these messages totalling 20,000 a day sometimes. Denison-Pender ran C&W services during the war years and it was some feat that it remained undisrupted during that time, despite numerous setbacks including the Electra House HQ (London), Brentwood wireless station, the Moorgate-Porthcurno
landlines and Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
(Cornwall) all receiving direct hits in 1940 and up to 1945.
His paternal Great Grandfather was Sir John Pender
, the submarine communications cables
pioneer who founded the Eastern Telegraph Company and other Worldwide Telegraph Companies, which became Cable & Wireless
. and was the lead financier in the first successful laying of the Transatlantic Telegraph in 1866. In 1934, the new name Cable & Wireless
(from Imperial and International Communications Limited) was designed to more clearly reflect the combined radio and cable services which it offered, without reference to the Empire. His Great (half) Uncle Sir James Pender, 1st Baronet
(from Sir John Pender's first marriage) was the first chairman of Eastman Kodak
(UK). Eldest son of John Denison-Pender, 1st Baron Pender
and Irene De La Rue
, married Camilla Lethbridge, daughter of Willoughby Pemberton
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(26 January 1907 – 21 March 1965) was a British
United Kingdom
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civil servant and baron.
Magdalen College, Oxford.Deputy Chief General Manager Cable and Wireless 1933.
General Manager Cable and Wireless 1935. President of The Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
1952-1965.
Governor Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC is a global telecommunications company headquartered in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Cable & Wireless specialises in providing communication networks and services to large corporates, governments, carrier customers and resellers...
(Holdings) 1964. Vice-Chairman Board of Governors Charing Cross Hospital
Charing Cross Hospital
Charing Cross Hospital is a general, acute hospital located in London, United Kingdom and established in 1818. It is located several miles to the west of the city centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham....
, London. Director Direct Spanish Telegraph Company Ltd, Finance Director, Commercial Union Assurance, now known as Aviva
Aviva
Aviva plc is a global insurance company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the sixth-largest insurance company in the world measured by net premium income and has 53 million customers in 28 countries...
. Joint Managing Director Cable and Wireless 1945-46, resigned on nationalisation of company. In 1946 the C&W board petitioned Select Committees of both Commons and Lords against the nationalisation of the company.
In 1940 the Cable and Wireless 'Board of Management', working with the Post Office, introduced Expeditionary Force Messages (EFMs) which became the key communication for soldiers sending messages home and vice versa; these messages totalling 20,000 a day sometimes. Denison-Pender ran C&W services during the war years and it was some feat that it remained undisrupted during that time, despite numerous setbacks including the Electra House HQ (London), Brentwood wireless station, the Moorgate-Porthcurno
Porthcurno
Porthcurno is a small village in the parish of St. Levan located in a valley on the south coast of the county of Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom. It is approximately to the west of the market town of Penzance and about from Land's End, the most westerly point of the English mainland...
landlines and Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
The Porthcurno Telegraph Museum is a museum located in the small coastal village of Porthcurno Cornwall, UK. Porthcurno was the point at which many submarine telegraph cables—transatlantic and to other locations—came ashore...
(Cornwall) all receiving direct hits in 1940 and up to 1945.
His paternal Great Grandfather was Sir John Pender
John Pender
Sir John Pender , British Submarine communications cable pioneer, was born in the Vale of Leven, Scotland, and after attending school in Glasgow became a successful merchant in textile fabrics in that city and in Manchester; where he had a warehouse in Peter street near The Great Northern Warehouse...
, the submarine communications cables
Submarine communications cable
A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean....
pioneer who founded the Eastern Telegraph Company and other Worldwide Telegraph Companies, which became Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC is a global telecommunications company headquartered in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Cable & Wireless specialises in providing communication networks and services to large corporates, governments, carrier customers and resellers...
. and was the lead financier in the first successful laying of the Transatlantic Telegraph in 1866. In 1934, the new name Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC is a global telecommunications company headquartered in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Cable & Wireless specialises in providing communication networks and services to large corporates, governments, carrier customers and resellers...
(from Imperial and International Communications Limited) was designed to more clearly reflect the combined radio and cable services which it offered, without reference to the Empire. His Great (half) Uncle Sir James Pender, 1st Baronet
Sir James Pender, 1st Baronet
Sir James Pender, 1st Baronet was a British businessman, yachtsman and Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1895 to 1900.-Early life:...
(from Sir John Pender's first marriage) was the first chairman of Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
(UK). Eldest son of John Denison-Pender, 1st Baron Pender
John Denison-Pender, 1st Baron Pender
John Cuthbert Denison-Pender, 1st Baron Pender GBE, KCMG , was a British Conservative politician. He retired from Politics in 1922. In 1925 he was Vice-Chairman and Joint Managing Director Cable & Wireless Ltd. Governor Cable & Wireless Holdings 1929-1945...
and Irene De La Rue
De La Rue
De La Rue plc is a British security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems company headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire. It also has a factory on the Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, and other facilities at Loughton, Essex and Bathford, Somerset...
, married Camilla Lethbridge, daughter of Willoughby Pemberton