Sir Stanley Odell | |
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Born | Stanley John O'Dell 20 November 1929
Campton,
Bedfordshire, England |
Died | 21 March 2021 | (aged 91)
Sir Stanley John Odell (born O'Dell; 20 November 1929 – 21 March 2021) was a British businessman who was Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations from 1989 to 1990, an organisation of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. [1]
Odell was born on 20 November 1929 in Campton, Bedfordshire, [2] [3] the son of George Frederick O'Dell and Florence May Roberts, and a brother of Audrey Jepps. [4] [5] He was educated at Bedford Modern School. [1]
Odell was Chairman of the Mid Bedfordshire Young Conservatives (1953–59) and Chairman of the Mid Bedfordshire Conservative Association (1964–69). [5] He was Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations (1989–90), an organisation of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, [1] and was President of the Mid Bedfordshire Conservative Association between 1991 and 2005. [5]
Odell was Chairman of the South Bedfordshire Community Health Care NHS Trust (1994–99); the Bedfordshire and Luton Community Health Care NHS Trust (1999–2001); the Mary Seacole Homes for the Homeless in Luton, (1999–2012); and the Anglo-American Committee, Chicksands, (1987–96). [5]
Odell was knighted in 1986. [5] He was an Honorary Fellow of the University of Bedfordshire and an Honorary Fellow of Luton University. [5]
Odell was Chairman of the Biggleswade and District Young Farmers' Club (1949–51) and a Founder Playing Member of the Biggleswade Rugby Club in 1949. [5] He was a Patron of the Friends of Chicksands Priory (1983–2008); Camphill, Bedfordshire (1998–2021); the John Bunyan Museum, Bedford (1999–2021) and was a Churchwarden of Campton Parish Church (1978–91). [5]
Odell's recreations were politics and shooting. [5] In 1952, he married Eileen Grace Stuart, daughter of Reginald Edward Percival Stuart; they had four daughters. [4]
He died on 21 March 2021 at the age of 91. [6]
Sir Stanley Odell | |
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Born | Stanley John O'Dell 20 November 1929
Campton,
Bedfordshire, England |
Died | 21 March 2021 | (aged 91)
Sir Stanley John Odell (born O'Dell; 20 November 1929 – 21 March 2021) was a British businessman who was Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations from 1989 to 1990, an organisation of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. [1]
Odell was born on 20 November 1929 in Campton, Bedfordshire, [2] [3] the son of George Frederick O'Dell and Florence May Roberts, and a brother of Audrey Jepps. [4] [5] He was educated at Bedford Modern School. [1]
Odell was Chairman of the Mid Bedfordshire Young Conservatives (1953–59) and Chairman of the Mid Bedfordshire Conservative Association (1964–69). [5] He was Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations (1989–90), an organisation of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, [1] and was President of the Mid Bedfordshire Conservative Association between 1991 and 2005. [5]
Odell was Chairman of the South Bedfordshire Community Health Care NHS Trust (1994–99); the Bedfordshire and Luton Community Health Care NHS Trust (1999–2001); the Mary Seacole Homes for the Homeless in Luton, (1999–2012); and the Anglo-American Committee, Chicksands, (1987–96). [5]
Odell was knighted in 1986. [5] He was an Honorary Fellow of the University of Bedfordshire and an Honorary Fellow of Luton University. [5]
Odell was Chairman of the Biggleswade and District Young Farmers' Club (1949–51) and a Founder Playing Member of the Biggleswade Rugby Club in 1949. [5] He was a Patron of the Friends of Chicksands Priory (1983–2008); Camphill, Bedfordshire (1998–2021); the John Bunyan Museum, Bedford (1999–2021) and was a Churchwarden of Campton Parish Church (1978–91). [5]
Odell's recreations were politics and shooting. [5] In 1952, he married Eileen Grace Stuart, daughter of Reginald Edward Percival Stuart; they had four daughters. [4]
He died on 21 March 2021 at the age of 91. [6]