Sir Kenneth Stoddart KCVO AE JP DL

Born 26th May 1914

Educated Sedbergh School, Clare College, Cambridge

1936            Commissioned No 611 Sqn (West Lancs) AAF 

1639-1945    Served  World War 2 UK and Europe

1938-1989    Dir. Cearns and Brown

1941            Member of Battle of Britain Pilot Ass

1942            Air Efficiency Award (AE)

1952            JP for Liverpool

1958            Deputy Lieut. for Lancs

1946-1965    Vice Chm. (Air) West Lancs T and AFA

1965-1981   Chm. & Dir. Liverpool Child Welfare Assoc.

1974           DL for Merseyside transferred from DL for Lancs

1974           High Sheriff of Merseyside

1978-1981   Dir. United Mersey Co                  

1979           Knight of St John

1979-1989   HM Lord Lieut for Merseyside

1986           Hon Ll.D Liverpool University

1989           Hon Fellow Liverpool John Moores University

1989           Appointed  Knight Commander of the Victorian Order
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Married 4th September 1940 to Jean, daughter of Mr John Benson Young FRCS (Edin)
and Mrs Benson Young
Two daughters: 1941 Jennifer Jean Maxwell  married Ben Jackson
1949 Charlotte Mary Maxwell  married Simon Edington

Three Grandchildren – Gail, Clare & Sean – and six Great Grandchildren - Chloe, Molly, Jodie, twins Amie & Finn, Fergus, No 7 on the way!

Lineage:  Wilfrid Bowring Stoddart  m Mary Hyslop Maxwell

This archive article courtesy of Chris Furmston