William Coates (civil servant and businessman)
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Sir William Henry Coates (31 May 1882 - 7 February 1963) was a British
civil servant and businessman who worked principally for Imperial Chemical Industries
(ICI).
Born in Runcorn
, Cheshire
, the son of T. Mallalieu Coates MRCVS and his wife Esther, née Tough. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School
, before entering the HM Civil Service. He worked in the War Office (1900–1904), the Tax Inspectorate (1904–19), and at the Inland Revenue
(1919–1925). In 1925 he succeeded Josiah Stamp as company secretary of Nobel Industries
, which was one of the four companies that merged to form ICI in 1926. He was treasurer of ICI from 1927 to 1929, and a director from 1929 until his retirement in 1950. He was made a Knight Bachelor
in 1947. He died in 1963 at Eastbourne
.
United Kingdom
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civil servant and businessman who worked principally for Imperial Chemical Industries
Imperial Chemical Industries
Imperial Chemical Industries was a British chemical company, taken over by AkzoNobel, a Dutch conglomerate, one of the largest chemical producers in the world. In its heyday, ICI was the largest manufacturing company in the British Empire, and commonly regarded as a "bellwether of the British...
(ICI).
Born in Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, the son of T. Mallalieu Coates MRCVS and his wife Esther, née Tough. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School
Loughborough Grammar School
Loughborough Grammar School founded in 1495 by Thomas Burton, is an independent school for boys in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is a day school for over 1100 pupils and a boarding school for nearly 100. It is one of three schools known as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with...
, before entering the HM Civil Service. He worked in the War Office (1900–1904), the Tax Inspectorate (1904–19), and at the Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue
The Inland Revenue was, until April 2005, a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including income tax, national insurance contributions, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax, petroleum revenue tax and stamp duty...
(1919–1925). In 1925 he succeeded Josiah Stamp as company secretary of Nobel Industries
Nobel Industries
Nobel Industries can refer to:*Nobel Industries - A company established by Alfred Nobel in Scotland and merged into Imperial Chemical Industries in 1927...
, which was one of the four companies that merged to form ICI in 1926. He was treasurer of ICI from 1927 to 1929, and a director from 1929 until his retirement in 1950. He was made a Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in 1947. He died in 1963 at Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
.