Henry Folliott Scott-Stokes (13 October 1896 - 19 January 1976) was an English businessman and writer.
Scott-Stokes was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, where he came to know the economist Roy Harrod. [1] In 1921 he married Mary Elizabeth Morland, daughter of John Morland, the Quaker founder of Morlands of Glastonbury, a sheepskin garments and footwear manufacturer. He moved to Glastonbury and worked for his father-in-law's business, [1] becoming managing director. [2] In 1928 he collaborated with J. Colby Morland on 'The Security of the Worker', a paper delivered to the conference of Quaker Employers. [3]
Scott-Stokes contested Weston-super-Mare as a Liberal candidate in the 1934 by-election, and the 1935 general election.
Scott-Stokes was mayor of Glastonbury six times, the founder president of Glastonbury Conservation Society and the first Freeman of Glastonbury. [2] In 1952 he turned down the offer of an OBE. [4] He died on 19 January 1976. [5]
Henry Folliott Scott-Stokes (13 October 1896 - 19 January 1976) was an English businessman and writer.
Scott-Stokes was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, where he came to know the economist Roy Harrod. [1] In 1921 he married Mary Elizabeth Morland, daughter of John Morland, the Quaker founder of Morlands of Glastonbury, a sheepskin garments and footwear manufacturer. He moved to Glastonbury and worked for his father-in-law's business, [1] becoming managing director. [2] In 1928 he collaborated with J. Colby Morland on 'The Security of the Worker', a paper delivered to the conference of Quaker Employers. [3]
Scott-Stokes contested Weston-super-Mare as a Liberal candidate in the 1934 by-election, and the 1935 general election.
Scott-Stokes was mayor of Glastonbury six times, the founder president of Glastonbury Conservation Society and the first Freeman of Glastonbury. [2] In 1952 he turned down the offer of an OBE. [4] He died on 19 January 1976. [5]